A busy DeKalb County highway has been fully reopened after officials say officers were investigating a shooting.

DeKalb County police told Channel 2 Action News officers were called to Highway 78 Eastbound past Mountain Industrial Boulevard to investigate a person shot.

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Witnesses told Channel 2 Action News that they saw a man lying on the side of the highway with multiple gunshot wounds.

According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the highway was partially shut down due to the investigation.

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No further information has been provided.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to DeKalb County police for more information but has not received a response.

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