A man died Thursday evening after being shot multiple times in southwest Atlanta, police said.
The victim was found around 11:10 p.m. in the 3200 block of Lynfield Drive, located in a neighborhood off Benjamin E. Mayes and Lynhurst drives. He was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified as 34-year-old Brandon Mathis.
Investigators at the scene told Channel 2 Action News the man appeared to have been targeted in a drug-related shooting.
Credit: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Credit: Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two men were seen running into a wood line after the gunshots rang out, Channel 2 reported. Police dogs searched the area Friday morning, but it was not clear if any suspects were located.
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