Reply #20: Police investigate shooting death (GA)

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Another gun owner who was transformed into a killer in a split second. - Wayne

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Police investigate shooting death

By MIKE MORRIS
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer

DeKalb County police are investigating the death of a man believed shot Sunday night while riding a scooter on a street near Lithonia.

The incident occurred about 11 p.m. at the Highland Place Apartments on Athena Lane, according to DeKalb police Sgt. Pat White.

The victim was identified as Johnnie Lee Butler, 40, of Lithonia.

"Initially it appears that the victim was riding a scooter on the roadway and was shot," White said. "The scooter was found approximately 30 feet from the victim."

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