Crime & Safety

Man Shot At McDonald's Restaurant In DeKalb County: Report

An argument started inside the Wesley Chapel Road​ restaurant at about 8:30 p.m., then it moved outside, cops told Fox 5.

DEKALB, GA — A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after he was shot at a McDonald's restaurant in DeKalb County on Friday evening, Fox 5 reported.

An argument started inside the Wesley Chapel Road restaurant at about 8:30 p.m., and then it moved outside where the man was shot several times, police told the outlet, adding that DeKalb County police then found the man with a gunshot wound.

The name of the man, who is in his 40s, has not been released, according to the outlet.

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The restaurant is close to the scene of another shooting that took place earlier in the month.

D'Mari Johnson, 11, was shot in the head on April 9 about a block away from the restaurant at the Golden Glide Skating Rink, and police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection with the shooting.

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