DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A woman was shot and killed while celebrating her birthday in DeKalb County early Sunday morning, with police describing her as an innocent bystander in a shootout that broke out between other people at a "car meet-up."

DeKalb Police said officers responded just before 2:30 a.m. to the 3000 block of Moreland Avenue, a gas station in south DeKalb near I-285. They found the victim, identified as Kinaya Hightower, shot and killed on scene.

A statement from DKPD said:

Preliminary investigation suggests the victim was celebrating her birthday and was an innocent bystander in a shootout between individuals at a car meet-up. No arrests have been made. The investigation is open and ongoing. Anyone with information can send an anonymous tip through the free DeKalb County PD

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