Crime & Public Safety
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1 dead after gas station shooting

Atlanta police are investigating a shooting in the southwest part of the city. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Credit: Raisa Habersham

Credit: Raisa Habersham

Atlanta police are investigating a shooting in the southwest part of the city. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News
By Raisa Habersham
April 22, 2017

A man died after a shooting at a Texaco gas station in southwest Atlanta on Friday evening, police said.

The shooting happened about 7 p.m. on the 1900 block of Sylvan Road. No details on what led to the shooting were released.

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No suspects are in custody. The victim’s identity was not released.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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