DeKalb County

17-year-old dead, 18-year-old injured in DeKalb food mart shooting

Gas station investigation

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A 17-year-old died and an 18-year-old was injured after a shootout at a DeKalb County gas station.

Police are searching for a third person involved who took off before officers arrived.

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The shooting happened around 2:15 a.m. at the Shell gas station on Hillandale Drive near Lithonia.

Channel 2’s Audrey Washington showed you the scene live on Channel 2 Action News This Morning as investigators walked in and out of the gas station’s food mart.

A witness told Washington that he saw two men shooting at each other after an argument in the back of the store.

Police confirmed a third person was involved, but they are trying to figure out who fired the shots.

Investigators have not released the names of those who were shot.

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