2 young men, 16 and 22, shot and killed outside DeKalb County home

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police are trying to track down the gunman who killed a teenager and young man in a double shooting outside a DeKalb County home on Thursday evening.

Officers were dispatched shortly before 7 p.m. to the 4300 block of Pleasant Forest Drive. The unnamed subdivision is located just northeast of the intersection of Snapfinger and Wesley Chapel roads, south of Interstate 20.

DeKalb County Police say officers found a 22-year-old in the driveway suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Two young men were found shot outside a DeKalb County home on March 9, 2023. (FOX 5)

A second person, a 16-year-old boy, was located by officers behind the home, also appearing to have been shot, police say.

Both were rushed to an area hospital in critical condition. Police say both victims later died from their injuries.

Two young men were found shot outside a DeKalb County home on March 9, 2023. (FOX 5)

A neighbor who didn't want to be identified say she was "frightened to death" when she got a call from her husband telling her about what happened.

"'Hon, you won't be able to come home. The police got our area taped off.' So I've been sitting out here for three hours with my car full of groceries," she said. "I can't do nothing."

She said while she is shocked, she knows that property where the two victims were found has had "a lot of trouble."

Two young men were found shot outside a DeKalb County home on March 9, 2023. (FOX 5)

The identities of both victims have not been released. Detectives have also not given a possible motive for the crime or a suspect description.

The neighbor had a warning to others living in the area.

"Watch out for your neighbors because these young people have lost their minds," she said.

If you have any information about the shooting, call the DeKalb County Police Department.