Crime & Safety
Father of Five Killed at DeKalb Gas Station
The man's grieving widow believes that he may have been the victim of mistaken identity.
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A DeKalb County family is in mourning after its patriarch was shot and killed at a gas station early Tuesday morning.
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Police say that Andrew Ross, 30, was shot and killed at approximately 1 a.m. while filling up his gas tank at the Shell gas station on Bouldercrest Road. Ross’ widowed wife told WSB-TV that she believes her husband was not the intended target of the attack because the killers did not take any of his possessions.
Ross had five children, ranging in age between 5 and 9 years old. The family is working to cover the costs of Ross’ funeral, WSB-TV says.
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