A man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a CVS in Gainesville on Thursday night, police said.

The victim, who hasn't been named, was shot around 8 p.m. at the pharmacy off Park Hill Drive, Gainesville police said in a Facebook post.

He was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where he later died, the post said. The case is being investigated as a homicide.

A person wearing all black clothing was seen running away from the area, and K-9 units are searching the area, the post said.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call 911.

In other news:

Police said Damian Arroyo Burgos, 44, hit a man on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. Darwin Dixon, 61, died at the scene.

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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