29-year-old dead after early morning shooting in southwest Atlanta

ATLANTA — A 29-year-old was killed after an early morning shooting in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood.

At around 4:45 a.m., Atlanta police responded to a person shot call near a home on Pryor Road.

The man was taken to the hospital where died.

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Officers have not identified the man or said what led to him being shot.

Police are continuing to investigate this deadly shooting.

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