1 dead in Gwinnett double shooting

Gwinnett County police are investigating a double shooting early Saturday near Norcross in which one man was found dead at an apartment complex.

Officers heard three gunshots shortly after 4 a.m., then drove into the Rockbridge Court Apartments near Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Gwinnett police officers heard shots, drove into apt. complex, approached by one victim shot in arm, led to where 2nd victim dead on ground. Still active scene at Rockbridge Court Apts off Jimmy Carter pic.twitter.com/trdsPTaqX7
— Steve Gehlbach (@SteveGWSB) November 18, 2017

A man who was shot in the arm approached police and said another man also was shot, the station reported. Police found the second victim, who was dead.

The first victim was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

The exact relationship between the victims is unknown at this time, police Cpl. Benjamin Finney said in a statement.

“Detectives do not believe either victim is responsible for the shooting,” Finney said.

There’s no information on possible suspects.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call police at 770-513-5300.

Tipsters can also remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting crimestoppersatlanta.org.

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