Crime & Public Safety

Man dies after being shot on King Street in Atlanta

An unidentified man was shot and killed in Atlanta late Friday night.
An unidentified man was shot and killed in Atlanta late Friday night.
By Matt Bruce
July 2, 2022

Atlanta police are investigating a homicide that happened late Friday night in Atlanta’s Oakland neighborhood on the outskirts of downtown.

Officers were dispatched to reports of a person being shot in the 300 block of King Street around 10:30 p.m.

Police found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, later identified as 22-year-old Daniel Johnson, was rushed to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said.

No other details were immediately available.

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