Bystander shot, killed after fight breaks out at DeKalb apartments

A man was killed Saturday evening after a fight escalated to gunfire at a DeKalb County apartment complex, authorities said.

DeKalb police were called around 9:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Hatton Drive for reports of a person shot. Officers arrived at the scene and found a man, believed to be in his 40s, dead from several gunshot wounds, police said. The location of the shooting corresponds to the Oak Forest Apartments near I-285 in Scottdale.

Police have not provided details on the fight, but Channel 2 Action News reported that the victim wasn’t involved and became caught up in the gunfire afterward. He was identified as 45-year-old Charlie Carter by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office.