59-year-old man shot and killed in DeKalb County neighborhood, police say

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — One man has been shot in broad daylight in the middle of a DeKalb County neighborhood, police say.

Officers were called to a home on Sunflower Place around 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.

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Investigators say they found a man, identified as Willie Johnson, 59, suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died from his injuries.

NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene and saw police sectioning off several homes with police tape.

One of the homes next to the police tape can be seen boarded up. Neighbors tell Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes that home was the target of a shooting two weeks ago.

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Police say details on what led up to the shooting are extremely limited.

Investigators have not released details on possible suspects.

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