Authorities are investigating a shooting that left one man injured early Saturday as he sat in his car at a Decatur red light, police said.

An officer was flagged down by the gunshot victim in the 600 block of East Lake Drive about 1:15 a.m., Decatur police said in a Facebook post.

The man told investigators he was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of East Lake Drive and Park Place when a man approached his car and fired a single shot through the driver’s-side window before running away.

Police said the shooter is between 40 and 45 years old, and was wearing a gray shirt and a black stocking cap. No additional details were released and an update on the injured man’s condition wasn’t immediately available Saturday morning.

On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at approximately 1:18 am, A Decatur police officer was flagged down within the 600 block...

Posted by City of Decatur Police Department, GA on Saturday, December 19, 2020

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Decatur police at 678-553-6687 or send an email to Investigator Mark Hensel at mark.hensel@decaturga.com. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477, text information to 274637 or visit the Crime Stoppers website.

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