Crime & Public Safety
Man dies in hospital after being found shot in NE Atlanta
The victim was found in the 400 block of Edgewood Avenue in northeast Atlanta.
Dec 7, 2024
A man was found shot early Saturday morning in northeast Atlanta and later died at a hospital, police said.
Officers were called to the 400 block of Edgewood Avenue, off Boulevard, shortly after 2 a.m. regarding an unresponsive person. Authorities said they found Xavier Brantley, 30, suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
Brantley was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.
No other details were released about the shooting.
The incident occurred just a short distance from the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood.
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