A teenager is dead after officials say he was accidentally shot. DeKalb County police told Channel 2 Action News on Friday at 9:54 p.m. that officers received reports of a person shot on Shawn Wayne Court. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When officers arrived, they located a 19-year-old who had […]
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Man found shot to death near busy DeKalb County road, police say
Authorities are investigating a man who was found shot to death on the side of the road. DeKalb County police told Channel 2 Action News on Sunday at 1:40 a.m. officers received reports of a person shot on Flat Shoals Parkway. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When officers arrived, they […]
Man shot twice overnight while driving past DeKalb County home, police say
Early Saturday morning, a man driving past a house in DeKalb County was shot at, police said. The shooting happened around 4:15 a.m., when a 24-year-old man was driving past a house on Wesley View. Police said they were called to that location and found the victim a street away on Chapel Park Drive. [DOWNLOAD: […]
DeKalb County highway fully reopened following shooting investigation
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. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Witnesses told Channel 2 […]
Person of interest in custody after man found dead in DeKalb County, police say
DeKalb County Police say they have a person of interest in custody after a man was found dead on Saturday afternoon. Officials say at 2 p.m., they responded to the 4400 block of Parmalee Path in reference to a person shot call. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When they arrived, […]
DeKalb mother, son found guilty of pimping woman using online ads
A jury has convicted a mother and her son of pimping a 28-year-old woman for sex. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] DeKalb Police were called to the 2000 block of Candler Road in unincorporated Decatur regarding a domestic assault call. When officers arrived, they met with the 28-year-old victim who […]