Atlanta police: Man kills brother during argument

One man is dead after arguing with his brother, Atlanta police said Friday night.

The brothers, whom police have not identified, were at a home on the 400 block of Illinois Avenue in southwest Atlanta, police said. They got into an argument, and one produced a gun, police said.

The younger brother was shot. He died at Grady Memorial Hospital, police said.

Investigators were still on the scene Friday evening. They didn’t know if the shooting was intentional or accidental.

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