Crime & Public Safety

Man killed in shooting at SW Atlanta apartment complex

Atlanta police said officers were sent to the Peaks at MLK apartment complex at 2423 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive just before 9:15 p.m. Thursday about a shooting call.
Atlanta police said officers were sent to the Peaks at MLK apartment complex at 2423 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive just before 9:15 p.m. Thursday about a shooting call.
Dec 23, 2022

A man was shot and killed Thursday night at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta, police said.

Few details have been released, but Atlanta police said officers were called to the Peaks at MLK at 2423 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive just before 9:15 p.m. for a person shot. The man, who has not been publicly identified, was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives were sent to open an investigation, police said. No other details have been released, including the circumstances around the shooting or if any suspects have been identified.

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Henri Hollis is a reporter and restaurant critic for the Food & Dining team. Formerly a freelance writer and photographer with a focus on food and restaurants, he joined the AJC full-time in January 2021, first covering breaking news. He is a lifelong Atlantan and a graduate of Georgia Tech.

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