Man dies in accidental shooting at NE Atlanta apartments, police say

Police do not expect to file charges after they said a man accidentally shot himself in the leg and died Wednesday at a northeast Atlanta apartment complex.

Officers at the scene at Solstice Morningside confirmed to Channel 2 Action News the man died of his injuries. While the shooting remains under investigation, it appears to be an accident, police told the news station.

The man was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as 24-year-old Danei Anderson.

Officers found Anderson at the complex, which is located along Cheshire Bridge Road about five miles southeast of Buckhead, around 7:10 p.m. Police did not say if he died at the scene or at a hospital.

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