Crime & Safety
Three Shot, One Dead in Lithonia
One teen is dead and two others are in critical condition following a shooting in Lithonia.
A 16-year-old shot in Lithonia Tuesday morning has died, and two other teenagers were critically injured.
Residents told WSB TV the 16-year-old was left bleeding in a yard on Browns Mill Ferry Drive after the shooting around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday. The man police detained as a possible shooter lives across the street.
Two other victims are in critical condition.
When police officers arrived, they found three people in or near a car in the middle of the street.
DeKalb Police Capt. Stephen Fore told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that two other teenagers, are in critical condition. Their names have not been released.
Find out what's happening in Stone Mountain-Lithoniawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Fore said detectives were interviewing a “person of interest,” but have not determined a motive for the shooting.
No charges have been filed and no names have been released.Find out what's happening in Stone Mountain-Lithoniawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here
