Police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead outside a southwest Atlanta restaurant late Thursday.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner identified the man as Ja’Carlos Jefferies, 18, of Atlanta.
Police told Channel 2 Action News this was not a random shooting and the gunman knew his victim, who was with another person at the time of the shooting.
The shooter came from behind a building, caught his victim off guard and shot him multiple times in the 300 block of Fletcher Street, police said.
The homicide unit blocked off Fletcher Street temporarily.
Investigators canvassed the area for witnesses and leads, Channel 2 reported.
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