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19-year-old dies in Atlanta gas station shooting

19-year-old killed in shooting in gas station parking lot (WSB-TV)

ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating after someone was shot in a gas station parking lot on Wednesday night. The 19-year-old died at the hospital.

Officers were called to the Chevron gas station at Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy. NW and Hamilton E. Holmes Dr. NW just after 10 p.m.

Lt. Christapher Butler says a 19-year-old man was shot several times and then crossed the street toward a Checkers restaurant. The man was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Police told Channel 2’s Darryn Moore on Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m. that the gas station owner is sharing video evidence of what happened. Investigators say it appears to have been a dispute that led to gunfire.

Witnesses said the shooting was the result of a robbery, and that the shooting victim was the victim of the robbery.

Police have not confirmed that was what led to the shooting, but did confirm the store was not being robbed.

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