A man was shot to death and a woman is in the hospital after being stabbed late Sunday night in southeast Atlanta, according to authorities.

Atlanta police were called to a home on River Ridge Drive shortly before midnight. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the head and a woman who had been stabbed multiple times.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was rushed to a hospital, police said. The extent of her injuries was not released.

Officials told Channel 2 Action News that the incident began as an argument that escalated into violence. The man and woman were the only people involved, the news station reported.

No other information has been released by police.

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