Police: Body found inside SUV in DeKalb County

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Police are investigating a deadly shooting in DeKalb County overnight. 

Clarkston Police say initial reports of gunshots came in from the Brockett Place Apartments on E Ponce de Leon Ave.

They say 27-year-old Avis McKeener was shot in his 2003 Chevy Tahoe was shot at the complex and then tried to escape. He eventually died from his injuries, and the car stopped along Brockett Road just about a third of a mile away.

According to police, the man's body was found inside a vehicle "riddled with bullets" outside the Silver Oaks apartments. 

Witnesses say they heard about nine to 10 gunshots. 

It's unclear what led up to the shooting.

Officers do not have anyone in custody at this time.

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