A shooting at a southwest Atlanta commercial plaza left one man dead early Saturday morning, police said.

More than a dozen businesses share the parking lot at 448 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard in the Mechanicsville neighborhood where officers were called shortly before 2 a.m. regarding a person shot. At the scene, a 23-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot would, officials confirmed.

The victim, identified as Nicholas Carter by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

Police did not provide further details on the incident or say to what business it may have been tied. The complex is home to a recording studio, a kava bar, a pet supply shop and others.

Information on a suspect was not released.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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