Crime & Safety
Woman Shot To Death Outside Waffle House In Decatur
A woman is dead after being shot early Tuesday outside a Waffle House in Decatur.
DECATUR, GA -- Police in DeKalb County are investigating a fatal shooting that happened early Tuesday outside a Waffle House. The shooting at the eatery in the 4700 Flat Shoals Parkway occurred about 2 a.m. in Decatur, police said.
The victim, whose identity has not been released, is described as a black woman, according to DeKalb Sgt. Sabrena Dorsey. She died en route to a local hospital: (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Decatur Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
Update: Suspect arrested in woman's slaying outside Waffle House
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"It appears that she arrived with someone," Dorsey told WXIA-TV. "Not sure if that person is involved in the shooting. We believe we know who it is but it's still under investigation."
EDITING: part of the story were working on for 6am. Police, still searching for the person who shot and killed woman at Waffle House. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/q1CTj7o2sB
— Audrey Washington (@AudreyWSBTV) June 13, 2017
The shooting occurred in front of several witnesses, who said the woman was shot in the head, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Police are working to get in touch with the family members of the deceased.
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