Atlanta police investigate fatal shooting at Buckhead park
A man was shot and killed at Shady Valley Park in Buckhead on Thursday evening, authorities confirmed.
Officers found the victim inside the park at about 5:20 p.m. dead of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an Atlanta police spokesperson said in a news release. The preliminary investigation appears to be “consistent with suicide,” the spokesperson said.
Shady Valley Park is located just north of the intersection of Buford Highway and Lenox Road.
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Henri Hollis is a reporter and restaurant critic for the Food & Dining team. Formerly a freelance writer and photographer with a focus on food and restaurants, he joined the AJC full-time in January 2021, first covering breaking news. He is a lifelong Atlantan and a graduate of Georgia Tech.
