One man was killed and another was injured in an early morning shooting in southwest Atlanta on Wednesday, authorities said.

Atlanta police responded to a shooting call around 2:15 a.m. in the 400 block of Cleveland Avenue between I-75 and I-85. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. The victim, who was not publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said another man was taken to a hospital after being shot in the foot.

A motive is unclear and no description was provided for the suspect, who was on foot at the time of the shooting, Atlanta police Lt. Germain Dearlove told Channel 2 Action News.

An investigation is ongoing.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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