An early morning incident yesterday has left a 39-year-old man dead following a shooting on Pryor Street in southwest Atlanta, as officers responded to the scene around 4:24 a.m. where they discovered the victim with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries, FOX 5 Atlanta reports
The area where the incident took place is near a gas station and several local businesses and the Atlanta Police Department's Homicide Unit is now delving into the case to understand the events that precipitated the tragedy, at this time the released information is preliminary, and subject to change as investigators gather more evidence and details, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The victim's identity has not been released by officials as they continue to work on notifying next of kin and piecing together the circumstances that led to his death, and as it stands, no information about potential suspects or arrests has been made available to the public. Authorities are calling on anyone with knowledge about the incident to come forward, they are asked to contact the Atlanta police to aid in the ongoing investigation.
