Man fatally shot in Stonecrest neighborhood

A man died Tuesday after he was shot in a DeKalb County neighborhood, authorities said. DeKalb police responded around 3:20 p.m. to the shooting in...

March 24, 2023
3:58 AM

A man died Tuesday after he was shot in a DeKalb County neighborhood, authorities said. DeKalb police responded around 3:20 p.m. to the shooting in the 6200 block of Sunflower Place in Stonecrest. Officers arrived to find 59-year-old Willie Johnson suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died. There was a large police presence at the scene, and caution tape was seen draped across the street and yards of several homes, according to video from Channel 2 Action News.

David Aaro