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Man killed, 2 others wounded in shooting at DeKalb hotel

The shooting took place at the Haven Extended Stay on Memorial Drive.
The shooting took place at the Haven Extended Stay on Memorial Drive.
By Matt Bruce
Oct 24, 2021

One man was killed and two others were wounded when a fight led to gunfire at a DeKalb County extended stay hotel Saturday afternoon.

DeKalb police have not released the name of the 35-year-old man who died during the incident, which occurred around 2 p.m. at the Haven Extended Stay in the 4800 block of Memorial Drive.

According to DeKalb police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent, preliminary evidence indicated the man and two others got into a dispute before gunshots rang out.

The other two men were rushed to a hospital with gunshot wounds after being seriously injured, Channel 2 Action News reported. Neither of them were identified.

DeKalb police continue to investigate the fatal incident.

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