DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — According to the DeKalb County Police Department, one person is in the hospital following a shooting Friday night.
On Friday just before 7:00 p.m. officers responded to the 4100 block of Redan Road after receiving word of a shooting.
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Once officers arrived, they found a UPS driver in his 30s suffering from a gunshot wound.
According to officials, an unknown man and the victim got into a verbal altercation before the victim was shot.
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The man fled the scene before officers arrived. The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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The investigation is ongoing, police said.
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