DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police in DeKalb County are looking for a killer after a homeowner was shot and killed in broad daylight during a robbery.
But neighbors told Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes they wouldn’t have expected something like that happening at the house it did.
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They say there was nothing obvious happening at the house on Rock Spring Road in Lithonia that would lead to a murder.
But after the homeowner walked out, collapsed and died, they are now worried about what else could happen in their neighborhood.
Police have shared a photo of a person of interest in the homicide in the hopes that someone could help identify him.
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Investigators say two armed men came into the home on May 16, took some things and loaded them into a silver SUV. They say that after going in and out a few times, they got into the SUV and left.
That’s when police say the homeowner walked out of the house with a gunshot wound to the back. His identity has not been released.
Anyone with information on the person of interest or shooting should call Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta at 404-577-8477.
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