Man fatally shot after fight at DeKalb apartment complex, cops say

DeKalb County police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Saturday evening in Stonecrest.

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

DeKalb County police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Saturday evening in Stonecrest.

A man was shot and killed Saturday evening after getting into a fight at an apartment complex in DeKalb County, officials said.

Police responded just before 7:15 p.m. to the Creekside Corners Apartment Homes on Turnberry Place in Stonecrest. The complex is a short distance from Panola Road and just south of I-20.

When officers arrived, they found the man dead in a parking lot with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was identified as Nasir Ballinger, 22, by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office.

According to investigators, the victim had gotten into a fight with the suspect before the shooting. Police said no arrests have been made.

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