Crime & Safety
Woman Critically Injured in Decatur-Area Shooting
Police suspect the shooting was domestic violence, but no arrests have yet been made.
DECATUR, GA -- A DeKalb County woman was fighting for her life Friday after an early morning shooting at a home near Decatur.
The 34-year-old woman, whom police have not named, was shot at a home on the 4300 block of Denise Drive -- off of Hwy. 278 southeast of downtown Decatur.
The shooting happened at around 3 a.m., DeKalb County Police said.
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Police on Friday said they suspect the shooting was a domestic incident.
"This wasn’t a random act and not a stranger to stranger incident," police spokeswoman Shiera Campbell said.
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No arrests had been made in the case as of early Friday afternoon.
The woman was in critical condition at an area hospital, Campbell said.
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