Police Search for Evidence in Fatal Clairview Drive Shooting

Chamblee police are investigating a shooting incident that killed one man and injured his nephew while the two were walking home from a local CVS store Friday.

Esteban Pereyda, 33, and his nephew, Mario López, were reportedly walking home from a CVS store when a gray car pulled up behind them on Clairview Drive. López said a man got out of the car without saying anything and began shooting, WSB-TV Atlanta reports.

Pereyda was fatally shot once in the arm and once in the chest, according to Chamblee Police Capt. Ernesto Ford. López said he ran home to call 911 before realizing a bullet also hit him in the leg.

The shooting occurred Friday, July 18 around midnight. Investigators believe the incident may be a case of mistaken identity or an act of violence instigated in their home country of Guatemala.

According to Ford, neither Pereyda nor López had lived in the area for long. Pereyda reportedly had his bags packed and was in the process of returning to his family in Guatemala.

The family is now requesting help to cover the cost of flying Pereyda’s body to his family.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact the Chamblee Police Department at (770) 986-5010.