A man waiting for his to-go order was shot and killed Wednesday in the parking lot of a Waffle House in northern DeKalb County.
Employees of the short-order restaurant on Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker told Channel 2 Action News a cook came outside to tell the man his food was ready and found him dead in a red vehicle. Police were called around 8 p.m.
According to Channel 2, surveillance footage from the parking lot showed the victim was shot seconds after returning to his vehicle from placing his order. The shooter climbed out of the passenger seat of another vehicle parked beside his, the news station reported.
DeKalb County police spokesman Sgt. J.D. Spencer said they are looking for the shooter and the getaway driver. No description of the vehicle and suspect were available.
The incident is the 68th homicide the DeKalb County Police Department has investigated this year, according to Channel 2.
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