Man shot near DeKalb County Publix store, victim found down the street, police say

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County police said they are investigating a shooting that injured a man at a DeKalb County Publix store.

Investigators said they were called out to the intersection of Lawrenceville Highway and Fellowship Road for a reported shooting around 9 p.m. Monday.

When they arrived on scene, they found a man in his 20s with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

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Around the same time, police said they were called out to a shots fired call at the Publix in the 4500 block of Lawrenceville Highway, where they detained a man they said was involved in the shooting.

Officers said the man who they found down the street was shot near the Publix and then taken away from the scene.

Investigators are interviewing that man who was detained and speaking with witnesses at both scenes. So far, no arrests have been made.

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