A man was found dead from a gunshot wound Saturday morning in downtown Atlanta, authorities said.

At 10:25 a.m., officers responded to reports of an injured person at 400 Central Avenue, police said. When officers arrived, they found a man dead on the sidewalk from an apparent gunshot wound. He was identified as 30-year-old Jake Shorter.

The incident occurred near a highway overpass for I-20 and I-85 near the Mechanicsville neighborhood, according to Channel 2 Action News.

Police are investigating to determine the circumstances that led to the incident.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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