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Teen found shot dead in the road identified by authorities

Police have not arrested a suspect.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A teenager was found shot dead in the street on Friday night in Decatur, according to police.

DeKalb County Police were dispatched around 9 p.m. to the 1800 block of Meadow Lane regarding a person that was shot. Officers said they found the body of a man in his late teens shot "in the roadway." 

The medical examiner identified the victim as Shamon Sanders. 

Witnesses told police the victim got into an argument with people in a car before he was shot. The department said they are still investigating and have not arrested anyone. 

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