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Man found shot to death in Douglas County gas station parking lot

Updated  November 12, 2019 5:54pm EST
Douglas County
FOX 5 Atlanta

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. - Deputies in Douglas County are investigating a body found in a parking lot of a gas station on Tuesday.

Officials told FOX 5 that the man was found dead from a gunshot wound next to a coffee truck in the parking lot of Pete's gas station on the 1800 block of Lee Road.

Deadly shooting at convenience store

Deputies say a man shot and killed outside of convenience store; nearby schools put on lockdown

The identity of the body has not been released, though police say a victim is a white man in his 40s.

The shooting caused a soft lockdown at two Douglas County schools on Tuesday morning. Around 12:30 p.m. the lockdown was lifted and operations resumed as normal.

Police have not released what led up to the shooting or whether a gunman is on the run.

The investigation is ongoing.