A man was killed and a 15-year-old boy was hospitalized after a suspected car break-in led to a shooting Tuesday night in a DeKalb County neighborhood, according to police.
DeKalb officers were notified of a shooting in the 3400 block of Shepherds Path in the Chapel Park neighborhood around 10:30 p.m., police said in a statement. At the scene, they found a man in his 30s who had sustained a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a hospital and died a short time later. His name was not released.
A few minutes after the initial call, police got another report of a person being shot. That call came from a Waffle House on Flat Shoals Parkway, across the street from the neighborhood. When they arrived, officers found a 15-year-old with a gunshot wound, police said. He was taken to a hospital in serious condition, though his injury was not considered life-threatening.
Investigators believe the teen and possibly two other suspects were breaking into vehicles in the Shepherds Path area when they were confronted by the man, who had gone outside to retrieve something from his vehicle, according to police. A confrontation ensued and gunfire was exchanged.
No other details have been released by police.
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