South Cobb shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 injured

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Photos of a crime scene in Austell, where one man was killed and three others injured in an early morning shooting.

COBB COUNTY police investigators process a crime scene in Austell on Friday morning. One man was killed and three others were wounded in an early-morning shooting on Brass Trail.

THE VICTIM is said to be a male in his teens or 20s. The injured persons, all males, are being treated at area hospitals.

POLICE WERE called to the scene around 2:42 a.m. Friday by a neighbor after one of the victims knocked at the neighbor's door.

POLICE SAID a motive for the shooting was unclear but that investigators had been able to interview some of the wounded. Here, officers process the crime scene.

NEIGHBORS GATHER to talk about Friday's shooting.

THE COUNTY medical examiner speaks with Cobb County officers.

A COBB COUNTY animal control officer removes a dog from the crime scene Friday.

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COBB COUNTY police investigators process a crime scene in Austell on Friday morning. One man was killed and three others were wounded in an early-morning shooting on Brass Trail.

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