Man shot to death inside barbershop after argument, police shut down 10th Street

ATLANTA — Police shut down a busy northwest Atlanta street for a deadly shooting investigation on Wednesday morning.

Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach was live off 10th Street where the street was blocked off between Howell Mill Road and Brady Ave.

Atlanta Homicide Unit Commander Lt. Andrew Smith said a man was found shot to death at a barbershop.

Smith said there was a large gathering inside the shop when an argument broke out between two men.

One of them shot and killed the other.

Police said the victim knew the suspect, who is on the run.

Police have not released a suspect name or description.

The victim’s name and age have not been released.

“It’s kinda scary in a way that it happened so close and that it happened to people that I talk to every day and see every day. It’s just really tragic,” Tasha Grant said.

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