1 man dead in ‘drug-related’ shooting in Vine City, police say
A shooting in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood left one man dead early Monday morning, according to police.
The incident unfolded in the 800 block of Thurmond Street in the Vine City neighborhood around 4:30 a.m. Police told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that responding officers forced entry into a home when they saw the victim lying on the floor inside the house that had been shot up.
The victim’s name has not been released, but Atlanta police homicide commander Lt. Andrew Smith described him as in his 30s.
“At this point, from what we’ve seen, this appears to be a drug-related homicide,” he said.
According to authorities, officers responded to the home after getting a burglary call involving three male suspects. After the shots were fired, at least two people were seen running away from the scene, officials said.
Smith said that surveillance footage shows that additional shots were fired after the house had been shot.
“We’re obviously still working through that video to try to determine who’s who,” he said.
The additional shots appeared to have come from surrounding residences, he added.
No other information has been released by police.
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