Police identify man shot, killed in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood

A man was shot and killed in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood Saturday morning, according to police.

Atlanta officers were called around 11:30 a.m. to the 700 block of Cascade Place. The area is east of Cascade Avenue and south of Donnelly Avenue.

When police arrived, they found a man, identified as Salvador Ramirez, 23, of Lawrenceville, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other information has been released by police.

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