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Two men face murder charges in DeKalb County shooting

By Steve Burns
March 22, 2016

Two men are facing murder charges after a man was fatally shot Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County, police said.

The shooting occurred at a gas station after the suspects met the victim to sell a laptop computer, DeKalb police Maj. Stephen Fore told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an email. The scene was at a BP gas station in the 3700 block of Panthersville Road. The victim was shot in a vehicle.

Identities of the suspects and the victim were not released.

Police K9 units were used to track the suspects.

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