Crime & Safety

Three Shot, One Dead in Scottdale: Police

The shooting happened around 3 pm in Cedar Park. Police are searching for suspects as well as a white SUV.

DECATUR, GA — One person was killed and two others were shot Tuesday afternoon in DeKalb's Scottdale community, next to Decatur.

The shooting happened around 3 pm near Cedar Park, according to WSB-TV.

Police said a group of three people were in the park when a white SUV pulled up, and a gunfire exchange erupted.

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The person who was killed has been reported to be a man in his 50s. A man and a woman in their 30s or 40s were taken to a nearby hospital.

Police don't know if anyone inside the SUV was hit by gunfire.

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