COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Marietta Police are investigating a scene near Massachusetts Ave. after a shooting that occurred early Sunday evening.
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Police told Channel 2 Action News, police arrived to the area of Carolina Rd. and Massachusetts Ave. around 5:09 p.m. after reports of someone being shot.
When police arrived to the scene they learned two men got into an argument ending in gun fire.
The victim, a 27-year-old man was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries but later died from his injuries.
Shortly after, SWAT was called to the scene to assist if needed.
“When our SWAT team travels to a scene like this they bring their armored ambulance “Hercules.” SWAT is only here staged…there is no known immediate threat to the public at this time,” Marietta Police said in a statement.
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Police told Channel 2 Action News, a person of interest, believed to be the shooter, has been taken to their headquarters for questioning.
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