DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County police are investigating a deadly shooting.
It happened just before 12:45 p.m. along E. Wesley Chapel Way.
Investigators said when they got to the scene, they found a man dead from a gunshot wound. Police have not released his identity.
Witnesses told Channel 2’s Cory James that the man often visited the convenience store.
“He definitely didn’t deserve this at all,” one told him.
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Duece Mikell said he heard there was a confrontation that quickly escalated.
“He got shot arguing with someone,” Mikell said. “It’s an unfortunate thing to happen to him, you know. It’s crazy, man.”
Friends of the victim described him as a “sweetheart.”
“It’s surprising that his life got taken. He don’t seem like the person you got to take his life,” Ty Williams told James.
“Stop the violence; maybe everything will be OK, but this is not the way,” friend Jenaria Venham said.
Police have not commented on what led up to the shooting or possible suspects.
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