Crime & Public Safety
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2 men seriously injured in shooting at DeKalb apartment complex

Officers responded to the Park Valley Apartments on Candler Road just before 2:45 a.m. and discovered two men who had been shot.

Credit: Henri Hollis

Credit: Henri Hollis

Officers responded to the Park Valley Apartments on Candler Road just before 2:45 a.m. and discovered two men who had been shot.
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May 17, 2022

Two men were seriously injured in a shooting early Monday morning at an apartment complex in DeKalb County, officials said.

Officers responded to the Park Valley Apartments on Candler Road just before 2:45 a.m. after getting reports of a person shot, DeKalb police spokeswoman Officer Elise Wells said. At the scene, police found two men “between the ages of 18-24 years old” suffering from gunshot wounds, Wells said. Neither man was identified publicly.

Both were taken to hospitals, but police did not provide further details about their injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

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Henri Hollis is a reporter and restaurant critic for the Food & Dining team. Formerly a freelance writer and photographer with a focus on food and restaurants, he joined the AJC full-time in January 2021, first covering breaking news. He is a lifelong Atlantan and a graduate of Georgia Tech.

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