Man shot outside DeKalb hiring center after spitting on suspect, police say

A man was shot in front of a Goodwill hiring center in DeKalb County after he allegedly spat on someone Monday morning, according to officials.

DeKalb police got to the location just before 9 a.m. and found the victim seriously injured. The scene is in the Avondale Crossing shopping center along Columbia Drive in the Belvedere Park neighborhood.

Officers told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the man had been shot in the chest and was being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

DeKalb County police at the scene of a shooting outside a Goodwill hiring center Monday morning.

“The victim refused to provide any information to officers, but witnesses advised the victim spat on another male, who then shot the victim,” police spokesperson Lt. Shane Smith said. The suspect then ran away.

DeKalb police handle crime scene tape after a man was shot in front of a Goodwill hiring center.

It’s not clear if the victim was going to the hiring center, which opens at 9 a.m., when he was shot. No other details have been released by police.