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GA Driver Killed In Vehicle On Decatur Interstate 285 And Backseat Shooter Identified

DECATUR, GA. (THECOUNT) — Police have identified the victim shot while in a vehicle on Interstate 285 near Flat Shoals Road Thursday morning in DeKalb County has been identified as 41-year-old Mario Washington.

The shooter, who was apparently seated in the backseat of the vehicle, has been named as 29-year-old Cedric Martin.

Washington was a father of 13, family member told local press.

Police said Martin was playing with the gun he recently got when it accidentally fired.

Martin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Developing.

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