Man arrested for shooting at gas station on Covington Highway identified
20-year-old charged in deadly gas station shooting
A 20-year-old man faces charges in a deadly morning shooting in DeKalb County. Police say a fight started outside a gas station on Covington Road.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a DeKalb County gas station on Wednesday morning.
Officials say the shooting happened shortly after 10 a.m. on the 7000 block of Covington Highway.
What we know:
Officers responded to the scene and found a man who had been shot multiple times.
Medics rushed the victim to a local hospital, but the man was not able to survive his injuries.
Twenty evidence markers filled the parking lot as a car on the other side as riddled with bullet holes.
Investigators believe the shooting happened during a fight between the victim and another person. Witnesses on the scene told FOX 5 Atlanta that it appears that the shooting happened during an attempted robbery.
DeKalb County police identified the suspected shooter several hours later as 20-year-old William Cooper. He is being charged with malice murder.
What we don't know:
The victim had not been identified as of early Thursday afternoon.
Man shot at DeKalb County gas station
Investigators believe the shooting happened during a fight between the man and an unidentified person at a gas station in DeKalb County. Breaking news.
What they're saying:
"They robbed him last week, and he came to the store today, and they tried to rob him again today, and they had a shootout. That's all that I know," one witness told FOX 5.
"It seems like it gets worse and worse every day. There's something going on. It's sad," the witness added.
This is not the first time FOX 5 cameras have been at this gas station. People who live nearby say they are ready for a change.
"I feel sorry for both sides because God don't like ugly, and they need to get their lives together. It's bad out here and it doesn't make sense," the man said.
What you can do:
If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the DeKalb County Police Department.
The Source: Information for this report was provided by the DeKalb County Police Department. The original story was updated with the suspect's name shortly before 3 p.m.