SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Police say a man was shot and killed outside a College Park convenience store Saturday night.
Channel 2's Christian Jennings was outside the Quick and Cheap store on Godby Road, where the shooting happened around 6 p.m.
Police identified the victim as Antonius Robinson, 31. Officers said he died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Police said the victim was shot by a at least two men who ran from the scene.
College Park police are still trying to piece together exactly what led up to Robinson's death.
"Officers found a young man inside in his early 20s. Found him lying on the floor and unresponsive. He was already deceased," Maj. Lance Patterson told Jennings.
JUST IN: New info in College Park homicide. Police say the victim was actually 31... Antonius Robinson. He was shot several times. Police say there are two suspects involved. pic.twitter.com/ZaOaRDTYq0
— Christian Jennings (@CJenningsWSB) June 2, 2019
Jennings saw a group of people break down in tears as detectives came over to talk to them. She also saw what looked like a bullet hole in a front glass window.
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Channel 2 Action News has learned that another person was killed outside the same gas station three years ago. People who lived nearby told Jennings that they aren't surprised by the violence.
Lamar Fowler lives in the apartments directly across the street. He said the shooting makes him worry for his family's safety.
"It bothers me because I have kids, and I don't want kids around (that). I'm getting tired of seeing brothers get shot," Fowler said. "They just need to come together."
Police are looking into whether there is surveillance footage that could help them identify the shooters, who they described as two black men.
Police are also asking anyone with information to call them.
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