A man is dead after a shooting Saturday afternoon in northwest Atlanta, police said.

Atlanta police responded to a fight in the 2600 block of Hood Avenue around 3:45 p.m. One man was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as Cedric Furlow, 40.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the fight escalated to gunfire and Furlow was injured at some point, police said.

The shooting happened near Berean Christian Academy and Lincoln Cemetery.

No details about a suspect were provided.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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