Teen Girl Dead, Woman Hurt In Candler Street Shooting

DECATUR, GA — A 17-year-old girl was killed and a woman was injured Wednesday in a shooting in Decatur.

The shooting happened at the intersection of South Candler Street and Midway Road, in the College Heights neighborhood. At about 5:48 p.m., Decatur Police were called to the scene, where they found two victims who had been shot while inside a vehicle.

Both were taken to a local hospital, according to police. Janae Owens, 17, was pronounced dead. An adult woman, whom police were not identifying on Thursday, was being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

A third person who was in the vehicle was not injured, Decatur Police said.

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The suspect, who police say was driving a black Chrysler 200 or 300, was last seen driving southbound on South Candler Street.

Decatur Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the shootings. Anyone with information is asked to contact Decatur Police at 404-373-6551 or Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at 404-577-Tips (8477) to remain anonymous.

Below is a photograph of the suspect's car, provided by the Decatur Police Department:

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