1 killed in shooting at apartment near Decatur
A man was shot and killed at an apartment complex near Decatur just after midnight Thursday, according to authorities.
DeKalb County police got a call at around 12:30 a.m. about a person being shot at The Clarion Apartments off DeKalb Industrial Way just outside Decatur. Responding officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds, officials said. He had already died.
No other details, including the victim’s name, have been released by police. It’s not clear if police have identified a suspect.
Investigators were still at the scene in the early morning hours Thursday. A bullet hole pierced the blinds and glass of one of the apartment’s windows.
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