Officers found a man suffered from a gunshot wound along I-20 in DeKalb County on Monday afternoon.

The man was found about 3 p.m. near the interstate’s Glenwood Road exit, DeKalb police officer Elise Wells told AJC.com. The gunshot victim, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

Investigators believe the man was shot during a possible robbery at a nearby apartment complex, Wells said. After the man was injured, he tried to make his way to a hospital, which is when police found him along I-20 West.

No other details on the possible robbery were released. The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact DeKalb police at 770-724-7850.

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Credit: AJC

There was no victim or shooter, police say.

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