Police investigate deadly shooting at Lithonia-area gas station
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DeKalb County police investigate a deadly shooting at a gas station in Lithonia on July 14, 2021 (FOX 5)
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police are investigating a deadly shooting at an abandoned gas station along a busy Lithonia-area highway.
Officers were called out to the 6000 block of Covington Highway around 2:50 p.m. DeKalb County police said they found a man with an apparent gunshot wound.
He was rushed to an area hospital where he later died.
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DeKalb County police investigate a deadly shooting at a gas station in Lithonia on July 14, 2021 (FOX 5)
Details about a gunman were not immediately available.
The name of the victim has not been released.
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