Man shot at Stone Mountain-area apartment will be charged

FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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<div>DeKalb County police investigate a shooting at an apartment in the 800 block of Summit Creek Drive on May 20, 2024.</div> <strong>(FOX 5)</strong>
DeKalb County police investigate a shooting at an apartment in the 800 block of Summit Creek Drive on May 20, 2024.
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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Police in DeKalb County say a neighbors’ dispute sent one man to the hospital with gunshot injuries on Monday.

Officers were dispatched at around 4:18 p.m. to the Affinitee at Stone Mountain apartment complex off Memorial Drive. According to the DeKalb County Police Department, officers found a man in his 40s suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Investigators say the shooter remained at the scene and was cooperating with the police. The shooter’s name has not been released.

Police say the shooter acted in self-defense and will not be facing charges.

The man who was shot will face aggravated assault charges.