DeKalb County police are relentlessly working the scene of a tragic triple shooting that occurred at a Stone Mountain gas station parking lot. The incident, which unfolded on Saturday evening, took place in the 1200 block of Panola Road. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, one man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds.
The gunfire, which police have come to preliminarily describe as a drive-by shooting, also left two others injured—a 22-year-old man with a wound to his leg and a 30-year-old woman shot in her torso. Both were quickly transported to local hospitals to receive urgent medical attention. The identity of the deceased victim has yet to be released to the public. Officials have not yet come to definitely identify any suspects, nor have they made any arrests in connection with the violence.
In a separate account, Atlanta News First reports that the incident occurred around 7 p.m. at a small shopping center, inclusive of the Chevron gas station among other businesses. Both surviving victims' injuries are currently noted as non-life-threatening, offering a grim slice of hope amidst the chaos.
The police, in their ongoing investigation, are piecing together the motives and the sequence of events that led to this fatal confrontation. They have reason to believe that a car may have pulled up to brazenly fire upon the victims before driving away, disappearing into the anonymity of the night. The community is anxiously awaiting a swift resolution to this senseless tragedy that disrupted a peaceful Saturday evening.
