DeKalb teen shot to death by security guards

6:13 AM, Mar 26, 2012   |    comments
DeKalb Police respond to the scene of the shooting of a teen. They're questioning two security guards.
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Decatur, GA -- DeKalb County Police are investigating the shooting death of an 18-year-old by two apartment security guards.

It happened at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday at The Village at Wesley Chapel Apartments on Pleasant Wood Drive in Decatur.

Police responded to reports of a person shot and discovered the victim with a gunshot wound to the torso.

He was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said he was shot by security guards who were checking out a suspicious vehicle.

The investigation is on-going, and no charges have been filed.