Police: 2 shot, 1 killed at Gwinnett County apartments

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Police are investigating a double shooting that ended in a homicide at a Gwinnett County apartment building Saturday night.

Officers were called to a person shot call at the Prescott Apartments on the 1600 block of Centerview Drive at around 11:15 p.m. Witness told police they heard gunshots and someone screaming.

When the officers arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds behind the apartments, one of whom had a shoulder wound and the other who had been shot in the chest.

Both were transported to a local hospital, where the victim with the chest wound died from his injuries.

According to one victim, the two men were walking around the apartment property when a "dark shadowy figure" confronted them and started shooting. 

Police have not yet identified either victim or any potential suspects.

If you have any information on the shooting, please call detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477).