DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County police confirmed a person was shot on Interstate 285 on Tuesday morning. The person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Police blocked off the left lanes on I-285 past the Glenwood Road exit and before the Interstate 20 split for the investigation.
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The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. and the lanes reopened just after 6:30 a.m.
Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields provided alternate routes for drivers while Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter followed following updates from the scene throughout Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.
Several DeKalb County police cars and crime scene investigators responded to I-285. Officers focused their investigation on a passenger car also on the shoulder.
Police have not said what led up to the shooting.
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