Police: 16-year-old dead after being shot at metro Atlanta apartment

ATLANTA — Atlanta police said a shooting left a 16-year-old dead in south Atlanta on Tuesday night.

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Police arrived the Villages at Carver apartment complex on Moury Avenue around 9 p.m. after reports of a person being shot.

Police say they found a 16-year-old boy with one gunshot wound.

The victim has not been identified by police.

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Police are asking anyone with information to come forward as the department continues its investigation.

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