A teenager was killed and a 15-year-old was injured after police said they got into a shootout Saturday following a dispute at a DeKalb County gas station.
A 17-year-old is also charged with murder after he allegedly hit the 15-year-old boy with his vehicle, according to DeKalb police.
Officers responded around 3:45 p.m. to the 6900 block of Watkins Glen Road for a person shot. The quiet street is near South Deshon Road and Mountain Oaks Parkway.
Shortly after getting there, officers were told that two people with gunshot wounds were taken to a hospital.
“One of them, a 19-year-old man, sadly died of his injuries. The other, a 15-year-old boy, is currently being treated,” police spokesperson Blaine Clark said in a statement.
The deceased victim was identified as Joshua King by the medical examiner’s office.
The incident began when the 15-year-old and King started to argue at the gas station “over an ongoing dispute,” Clark said.
The teens eventually left and went back together to Watkins Glen Road, located in the Mountain Oaks neighborhood, Clark said.
At that point, police said the 17-year-old “drove up and hit the 15-year-old with his vehicle.”
The 17-year-old and his passenger then got out of the car and the teen who was struck opened fire, according to his warrant.
“Investigators (then) determined the 15-year-old and 19-year-old got into a shootout,” Clark said.
The 17-year-old was arrested and booked into the county jail early Sunday on charges of murder and aggravated assault, according to online records.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution does not name minors facing charges unless they are being charged as adults.
No other details were released by police about the shootout, including the condition of the 15-year-old or why the car incident prompted the 17-year-old to be charged with murder.
“I’m afraid I don’t have any further information at this point,” Clark said.
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