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Man airlifted to trauma hospital after being shot in Lithonia, DeKalb County Police say

The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Rogers Trace just around 1:10 a.m. early Wednesday morning.

LITHONIA, Ga. — A 28-year-old man had to be airlifted to a metro Atlanta hospital after being shot in Lithonia early Wednesday morning, according to DeKalb County Police.

The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Rogers Trace just around 1:10 a.m. 

When they arrived, they could not locate the victim at first, but then found the man shot. 

Authorities added that he was then airlifted to a trauma hospital with "life-threatening injuries." 

No other details were released about the circumstances surrounding the shooting or the victim's identity. 

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