Crime & Safety

1 Killed In Stonecrest Shooting

The man who died in the Sunflower Place shooting was 59-years-old.

STONECREST, GA — A 59-year-old man died Tuesday afternoon after a Sunflower Place shooting, DeKalb County Police said Wednesday.

Officers responded to the scene around 3:15 p.m., when they found Willie Johnson with gunshot wounds, police said. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition but died from his injuries, police said.

A motive was not released in the shooting.

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Details of a suspect are unknown.

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