Atlanta police investigating fatal shooting in Carey Park neighborhood

Police investigated a deadly shooting in the 1100 block of 5th Street in northwest Atlanta on Thursday evening. One person was taken into custody.

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Police investigated a deadly shooting in the 1100 block of 5th Street in northwest Atlanta on Thursday evening. One person was taken into custody.

A man shot in Atlanta’s Carey Park neighborhood Thursday evening has died.

The victim, identified as 41-year-old Tavoris Burns, was found shot at a residence in the 1100 block of 5th Street in northwest Atlanta, a department spokesperson indicated. Burns was taken to a hospital, where he died from his wound.

The spokesperson said officers took one person into custody. It was not clear if that person has been charged.

Atlanta police have not released further details about the shooting.

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