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Man shot, killed at Atlanta apartment complex

A 23-year-old Atlanta man was shot and killed Tuesday night.
A 23-year-old Atlanta man was shot and killed Tuesday night.
By Steve Burns
June 14, 2017

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday in southwest Atlanta, police said.

Officers responded to apartments in the 3300 block of Mount Gilead Road and found a man dead from an apparent gunshot wound, spokesman Donald Hannah said.

The man was identified as Rashad William of Atlanta, a Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office spokeswoman said.

Further details were not available. The investigation is ongoing.

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