1 dead, 1 injured in Lawrenceville apartment shooting

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting that broke out at a Gwinnett County apartments complex.

Gwinnett police were called out to the Durant Sugarloaf Apartments on St. Marlowe Drive in Lawrenceville shortly after midnight.

When officers arrived, they found a man dead and another man was taken to the hospital for his injuries.

Channel 2′s Kristen Holloway spoke the victim’s father, who lives in the same apartment complex. He said his son, Kapri Ward, was killed. He said that his son was being robbed when the shooting happened.

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“I heard banging noises, and I thought it was banging from inside the apartment but my two youngest children came home frantically saying that their brother was shot, they saw blood. So I ran outside and I saw him laying on the floor,” said Tirrell Acevedo. “It looked like it he had a shoot out. Looked like he was shot, someone was going to rob him. I know he wasn’t a perfect young man but he didn’t deserve this.”

Investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of the shooting.

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Witnesses are encouraged to call Gwinnett County investigators at 770 513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

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