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Woman found dead, 10-year-old girl shot after incident in DeKalb neighborhood, police say

Here's what we know.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A woman was found dead and a 10-year-old was found shot after an incident in a DeKalb neighborhood Saturday morning. 

DeKalb Police responded in reference to a "person shot" call to a home at the 1800-block of Harmony Hill Court in Lithonia, just before 11:45 a.m. The home is not far from the New Beginning Christian Center off of Pleasant Hill Road. 

When officers arrived, they found a woman, who was in her 40s, dead. DeKalb Police later clarified that they are not able to provide a cause or manner of the woman's death at this time. 

The 10-year-old girl was found with a gunshot wound. She was taken to the hospital with critical injuries, according to DeKalb Police. 

"Our detectives are actively investigating this incident," DeKalb Police said. 

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