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Man found dead on sidewalk outside luxury Midtown apartments

A shooting Monday morning left a man dead on the sidewalk outside a luxury apartment building in Midtown Atlanta.

Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

A shooting Monday morning left a man dead on the sidewalk outside a luxury apartment building in Midtown Atlanta.
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Updated April 4, 2022

A shooting Monday morning left a man dead on the sidewalk outside a luxury apartment building in Midtown Atlanta.

The victim was discovered around 2:45 a.m. by officers responding to a report of shots fired at The Dagny Midtown building on Juniper Street. He was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as Desmond Key, 35.

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Investigators at the scene told Channel 2 Action News they believe Key’s shooting was targeted.

An evidence marker remains on a shattered window at The Dagny Midtown building on Juniper Street.

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Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

Police are working to confirm if he lived in the building, the news station reported.

Investigators remained at the scene late into Monday morning. At least one window of the apartment building was shattered by what appeared to be a bullet hole.

Monday's deadly shooting outside The Dagny Midtown on Juniper Street remains under investigation.

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