Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Man fatally shot near food mart in SW Atlanta

A man was shot Friday evening in the Oakland City neighborhood, police said.

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

A man was shot Friday evening in the Oakland City neighborhood, police said.
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July 22, 2023

A man was shot and killed Friday evening near a small food market in southwest Atlanta, police said.

Officers were called to the Oakland Food Mart on Oakland Drive shortly before 9 p.m. about reports of a person shot. A man was found dead from a gunshot wound at the location, authorities confirmed. The victim was identified as 22-year-old Daniel Davis by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police did not say where exactly the shooting occurred or where the victim was found on the business property.

No details were released about a suspect or what may have led to the shooting.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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