Victim in DeKalb County gas station triple shooting dies, others injured

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Lt. Shane Smith with the DeKalb County Police Department confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the victim in the triple shooting at a DeKalb County gas station has died.

DeKalb County officials say the victim, 41-year-old Antione Lewis, was shot at the Circle K Gas Station on Candler Road at Kelly Lake just after 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

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When police arrived, they found Lewis inside a car suffering from a critical gunshot wound.

He was taken to the hospital by EMS and treated for a life-threatening injury.

Officials say there were two groups of people in the parking lot who appeared to know each other. They got into a fight which led to a shooting.

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Police say while on the scene, they noticed evidence of other possible shooting victims, but they were not on the scene when police arrived.

During the investigation, a man and a woman also showed up at the hospital from the scene with gunshot wounds.

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