DECATUR - A DeKalb County police officer is on administrative leave as authorities investigate the fatal shooting of a suspect as the officer investigated a burglary. <br>
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The suspect was shot Monday in a neighborhood in southwest DeKalb County near South DeKalb Mall. <br>
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Police say the officer was investigating a break-in, spotted the suspect and chased him into the back yard of a home where the shooting occurred. <br>
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The victim's body was on the slope of a ravine. <br>
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Police have not released the victim's name. It's not known whether he had a weapon. <br>
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Police say officers recovered several small items taken from the house. <br>
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Residents of the subdivision that opened about two years ago say burglaries have been reported in two or three homes each month since the first of the year.
