Man found dead near Greyhound bus station in downtown Atlanta

A person is dead and another at large after a shooting near the Greyhound bus station in downtown Atlanta, officials said.

The call to police came around 6:15 a.m. from a MARTA officer at the Garnett Station, which is located behind the bus station, Lt. Andrew Smith, commander of Atlanta’s homicide unit, told Channel 2 Action News. The area is on Forsyth Street, just south of Trinity Avenue.

The MARTA officer told police that a person was standing over the victim’s body before fleeing the area, the news station reported.

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The victim, who was not publicly identified, was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene.

Information on a suspected gunman has not been provided.

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

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