ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that homicide investigators were at the scene of a fatal shooting in southwest Atlanta.
According to an APD spokesman, officers responded to a call of a person shot around 10 p.m. on Campbellton Road Southwest.
When police got to the scene, they found a man with an apparent gunshot wound.
Police said, “EMS responded to provide medical assistance, but despite lifesaving efforts,” he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Homicide units are now at the scene of the shooting and are working to find out what the circumstances of the incident are.
An investigation is underway.
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