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DeKalb officer shots, kills gunman during bar fight

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A bar fight leaves four injured and the gunman dead at a DeKalb County bar late Saturday night. A bar fight leaves four injured and the gunman dead at a DeKalb County bar late Saturday night.
CHAMBLEE, Ga. -

A DeKalb County police officer shot and killed a man who opened fire in a bar late Saturday night.

Investigators tell FOX 5 News that a fight broke around 11:30 p.m. Saturday between customers.

A second officer arrived to assist an off-duty officer working security. One of the people fighting started to open fire. Four customers were wounded before one of the officers was able to shot the gunman.

He later died. The other injured customers were taken to area hospitals. Their conditions were not yet released.

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