Clayton County police investigate deadly shooting outside barbershop
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - Clayton County police responded to the scene of a fatal shooting outside a barber shop in a shopping plaza Saturday evening.
Officers went to the River Station Plaza located in the 5400 block of River Station Blvd. At least one person was shot outside the Da Barbers Lab, which is within the shopping center.
A teenager later died as a result of their injuries, police said.
The shopping plaza is located approximately two miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to map records, a restaurant, and a coin laundry business are among the several other businesses located with the shopping center.
Clayton County Police responded to the scene of a deadly shooting at the River Station Shopping Plaza on April 2, 2022. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
Witnesses told FOX 5's Rob DiRienzo the victim, Anthony McClain, was not the intended target and said the victim was a licensed barber and part owner of the shop.
"He was a great kid, he was homeschooled, he went to early college, he went to barber school. This is his barbershop," a woman who identified herself as the victim's cousin said.
Officials have yet to release the victim's identity. Details on what led up to the shooting were not immediately known.
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No suspects have been arrested, police said.
An investigation is ongoing.
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