Authorities are investigating after a man was shot in Stone Mountain and died early Friday morning.

DeKalb County police were called to the 500 block of Mount Vista Road around 4 a.m. and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds, spokeswoman Michaela Vincent said. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. His name was not released.

DeKalb County police have not said if any suspects have been identified.

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Police did not say what happened before the shooting or if any suspects have been identified.

Also in DeKalb on Friday, a body was found inside a burning car in the area of Coffee and South Stone Mountain Lithonia roads, Channel 2 Action News reported. Authorities have not released any details about the fire or the death investigation.

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