DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A 17-year-old boy was shot several times while driving in the area of a gas station Tuesday night, according to DeKalb Police.
Authorities responded shortly before 9:45 p.m. to the 2000 block of South Stone Mountain Lithonia Road. When officers arrived, the DeKalb Police Department said they found the 17-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds.
He was taken to a nearby hospital by EMS with life-threatening injuries, DeKalb Police said.
Investigators said he told them he was driving in the area when "unknown persons" shot at him.
11Alive had a crew at the scene, where we saw several police cars at the Chevron gas station.
DeKalb Police are still working to determine what led up to the shooting.
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