Police: Man shot 8 times in College Park

College Park police are looking for the person who fled Friday night from a West Fayetteville Road apartment complex after shooting a man eight times.

According to witnesses, the suspect chased the man with a gun, Channel 2 Action News reported. The armed man shot the other man once, then seven additional times after the victim was already down, the television station reported.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he later died, according to Channel 2. Police have not yet released his name.

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