Man found shot to death inside car at bottom of Atlanta park embankment, police say

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ATLANTA — Police are investigating after one man was found shot and killed at a park on Friday afternoon.

Officers were called to South Bend Park on Compton Drive SE just before 5 p.m. to reports of a person shot.

When they arrived, they found a car at the bottom of an embankment. Inside the car, they found a man who had been shot and killed.

Police have not released the identity of the victim, but friends identified him as 31-year-old Owen Jackson.

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NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene and saw a car out of the embankment.

Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes saw at least five fire engines and nearly a dozen police cars surrounding the embankment.

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Authorities have not released details on what led up to the shooting or any possible suspects.

It’s unclear if the shooting happened at the park or somewhere else.

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