Crime & Public Safety
Police investigating after man fatally shot in DeKalb neighborhood

A man was found dead from a gunshot wound outside a home on Renee Drive in DeKalb County, police said.
By Henri Hollis
Aug 25, 2023A man was shot and killed in central DeKalb County on Friday morning, authorities said.
Officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of Renee Drive just before 7 a.m. after getting reports of a person shot, DeKalb police said. At the scene, officers found the victim dead.
The neighborhood of single-family homes where the man was found is located just outside I-285 near Covington Highway.
No further information has been released about the shooting, including the identity of the victim or any suspects.
Police confirmed homicide investigators are working the case.
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