2 men die in apparent murder-suicide following car crash in DeKalb County

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – After police were called to two crime scenes in DeKalb County where a man was found dead at each, detectives worked through the night Friday into Saturday morning to determine what happened.

According to new police findings, the incidents appear to be a murder followed by suicide.

Officers responded to a call that someone had been shot on Rainbow Drive around 7:21 p.m. Friday. They found a man dead with multiple gunshot wounds.

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Witnesses told police that a second man involved drove away in a black sedan. Channel 2 Action News reported Friday that the sedan was then involved in a traffic accident on Candler Road.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the driver of the limousine dead; he had apparently suffered a gunshot wound.

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New details about the two deaths emerged overnight: DeKalb County police said the first victim, who died on Rainbow Drive, was targeted by the other man.

DKPD announced Channel 2 Action News On Saturday, it was said that the incident began with an argument between the two men that ended in a shootout.

After the shooting occurred and the first man was killed, police said the second man drove away in his black car, eventually crashing on Candler Road and taking his own life from a gunshot wound.

Police are currently working to notify the families of both men of their deaths. Neither man has been publicly identified. The incident remains under investigation.

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