1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Stonecrest apartment complex

A shooting at an apartment complex in Stonecrest left one person dead and another seriously injured Wednesday morning.

DeKalb County police were called to the 2600 block of Embarcadero Drive in the Windward Forest Apartments community shortly before 6 a.m. about reports of gunfire. The complex is located off Hillandale Drive, which runs parallel to I-20.

When officers arrived, they found two people with gunshot wounds, officials said. One victim was declared dead at the scene and the other was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

Officers and crime scene investigators were still canvassing the area around 7:30 a.m. A neighbor told reporters she heard gunshots around 5:45 a.m.

“It sounded about four or five, and I heard a female screaming,” Julie Almond said, adding that she did not go outside or see anything.

Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

“I stayed in my bed,” she said.

Detectives were focusing on an area by a building next to some bushes, where a blue tarp had been erected to block the public’s view. Another group of investigators was seen wearing protective gear and rummaging through a dumpster looking for evidence.