Crime & Safety

Chamblee Man Shot On His Front Porch

The victim was shot once in the abdomen while sitting outside the Heights of Chamblee apartment complex early Tuesday morning.

CHAMBLEE, GA -- A man was shot to death early Tuesday morning while sitting outside his Chamblee apartment home. The victim, who police are only identifying so far as a 33-year-old Hispanic man, was shot once in the abdomen. He was taken to Northside Hospital in critical condition.

The apartment complex is located in the 3000 block of Chamblee Tucker Road. Police do not have any suspects in custody.

Police said the shooting happened around 3 am, but for unknown reasons, police were not notified until about an hour after the shooting.

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