Deadly shooting ‘justified’ after man pulls out gun during drug deal, DeKalb police say

DeKalb County police say a double shooting at an apartment complex Wednesday afternoon was “justified.”

One man was left dead and a second was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A third man will not face charges, police confirmed Wednesday evening.

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NewsChopper 2 was over the scene on Penwood Place, where there were multiple officers and law enforcement vehicles and crime scene tape was strung around a car and an apartment building.

Police later confirmed when they arrived at the complex, they found Jamal Jenkins, 34, dead in the doorway of one of the apartments.

A 21-year-old man inside the apartment had also been shot. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

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Investigators later learned that Jenkins came to the apartment to buy drugs, but pulled out a gun during the deal.

They say a third man then pulled out a gun and shot Jenkins.

Detectives have determined that the incident was a “justified homicide” and no charges are being filed.

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