Man hospitalized after shooting at Stone Mountain shopping center, police say

A man was injured in a shooting Monday morning at a DeKalb County shopping center, authorities said.

Officers responded around 6:30 a.m. to the Rockmore Plaza Shopping Center on Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain. The strip mall is home to multiple restaurants and a laundromat and sits near I-285. There, they found a man shot.

The victim, who was not publicly identified, was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, according to authorities.

Police have not released details about any suspects or what led up to the shooting.

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