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.
Detectives responded to the scene and the shooting remains under investigation.
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