ATLANTA — Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood.
On Monday at around 8:50 p.m., officers responded to a call about a person shot on the 800 block of Mitchell Street SW.
The man was pronounced dead on the scene by medical personnel, according to police.
An Atlanta police spokesperson told Channel 2 Action News that a SWAT situation was prompted while a warrant was being served on a nearby home early Tuesday morning.
As of around 7 a.m., the SWAT standoff had ended.
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A Channel 2 Action News camera on the scene captured several police cars along with yellow caution tape in the area.
This address is a short distance from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW.
The victim was not identified and it is unclear whether there are any suspects.
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