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1 dead in shooting at Atlanta student housing apartment complex

A shooting at the Westmar Lofts student housing complex has left one person dead, according to police.

Credit: File photo

Credit: File photo

A shooting at the Westmar Lofts student housing complex has left one person dead, according to police.
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April 10, 2022

One person is dead after a shooting at a student housing apartment complex in northwest Atlanta on Sunday morning, according to police.

Officers were called to the Westmar Lofts at 800 West Marietta Street around 5 a.m. and found one person with a gunshot wound, according to an Atlanta Police Department news release. The victim, who has not been identified, did not survive.

Police have not released any other details about the circumstances of the shooting or the suspect.

The Westmar Lofts is an independent student housing complex that markets to students from Georgia State University, Georgia Tech and the Atlanta University Center, according to the community’s website.

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

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