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6 charged with murder after deadly shooting outside metro Atlanta gas station

According to a witness, she heard several gunshots in a row and then saw a man laying on the ground.

DECATUR, Ga. — Six people are now charged with murder after a deadly shooting at a metro Atlanta gas station over the weekend.

In a statement from DeKalb County Police, they said they responded to the Chevron gas station at 2450 Candler Road in Decatur around 9 p.m. Saturday night. 

Authorities say preliminary investigation revealed that a man in his mid-40s was shot after an argument with the suspects who were later charged in his shooting death.

According to a witness, she heard several gunshots in a row and then saw a man laying on the ground.

"We were scared," she said.

When police arrived on the scene, they found the victim with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, where he later died.

Six people are facing a murder charge in the incident, they said.

Police say the fatal shooting remains an ongoing investigation, and they are not releasing the victim's identity right now. 

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