Lockdown At DeKalb School Lifted After Shooting

DECATUR, GA — A high school near Decatur was locked down Wednesday morning after a shooting on the street close to a nearby daycare center.

A 31-year-old man was in his car at the intersection of Woods Drive and Columbia Drive when someone in a black vehicle pulled up behind him, got out and fired a handgun, striking the man, who was a passenger, said DeKalb County Police spokeswoman Shiera Campbell.

The man was shot in the arm, got out of his car and ran across the street, she said. He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.

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The shooting happened near Candy Cane City Learning Center at 2249 Columbia Dr.

The driver of the victim's car drove away from the scene, Campbell said. The black vehicle also left the scene in the direction of Interstate 20.

Campbell said Columbia High was put on lockdown as a safety precaution. The lockdown had been lifted by late Wednesday morning, school officials said.

No suspect was in custody as of late Wednesday morning.

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