Man shot, killed in Decatur apartment complex

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are searching through surveillance video to see who may have shot and killed a man at a Decatur apartment complex.

The shooting happened at the Spring Valley Apartments on Misty Waters Drive in Decatur on Tuesday night.

Police said that what led up to the shooting is still unclear, but witnesses said they heard one gunshot and then saw the man on the ground. Police are not releasing the identity of the 36-year-old victim until family members are notified.

Channel 2's Audrey Washington went to the complex Wednesday, where she met a childhood friend of the victim.

Eric Greene said he grew up with the victim and could not believe what he saw when he drove over to the scene.

“They said he’s lying dead in the street. So I came over and saw police everywhere, and I just went back to the house. I couldn’t even take it,” Greene said.

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The medical examiner's office confirmed to Washington that the victim died of a single gunshot wound to the chest.

“I just hate that happened to my buddy, though, you know what I mean," Greene said.

Many of the residents at the complex told Washington off-camera that they are afraid for their safety.

Washington reported on another shooting at the same apartment complex in July.

In that case, a 60-year-old woman was shot while she slept in her bed. Elizabeth Bell said she woke up to feel a searing pain in her arm.

"I heard the glass shatter, and I felt the pain in my arm," Bell said. "My husband was in the living room asleep, and I told him, 'I think I've been shot.'"

She survived, and management told Washington they would work to provide better security.

Washington followed up with a representative of the complex on Wednesday, who told her she would connect her with the assistant manager. The manager never came out to speak to Washington.

The representative told Washington she was instructed to give police the surveillance video and not talk to the media.

DeKalb County police are asking anyone with information to give them a call.

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