The investigation continues into a double shooting that left one man dead outside a DeKalb County convenience store, according to police.

Officers were sent to the Food Mart on Flat Shoals Parkway around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Investigators believe there was a fight outside and shots were fired at two people, killing 46-year-old Byron Elliard.

A second person, who was taken to a hospital in critical condition, survived and is recovering, according to DeKalb police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent.

One person was taken into custody and remains a suspect in the case, but has not been arrested, Vincent said.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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