Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Woman killed leaving DeKalb County convenience store, police say

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By Josh Reyes
Updated June 12, 2023

A 27-year-old woman was fatally shot outside a convenience store in DeKalb County during daylight hours Saturday, police said.

DeKalb County police received a call just before 7 p.m. reporting a shooting near the Food Mart on Holcombe Road north of Redan Road in an unincorporated part of the county, according to a news release.

Responders took the woman to a hospital, where she later died, police said.

Investigators believe the woman was leaving the store when she was shot, but few other details have been released. Police have not identified the victim.

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Josh Reyes covers Gwinnett County Public Schools for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A native of Virginia, he wrote about local government and public safety at the Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot. He graduated from Christopher Newport University with a B.A. in English.

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