2 men dead in connected shootings in DeKalb County

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb police are investigating an incident that has left two people dead.

Investigators said they were called out to the 3000 block of Rainbow Drive just before 7:30 p.m. Friday for a call of a person shot.

When they got there, they found a man dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

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A witness told police that another man drove away from the scene in a black sedan that crashed down the road at the intersection of Candler Road and Interstate 20.

Police said the driver of the car died from a gunshot wound as well.

The circumstances of what motivated either shooting is still unclear and the men have not been identified.

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