A man was found shot to death along a sidewalk near Bankhead in northwest Atlanta on Thursday morning.

Officers got a call shortly before 2:30 a.m. about a shooting in the 700 block of Jett Street, Atlanta police homicide commander Lt. Andrew Smith said.

Atlanta police collect evidence after a man was found shot to death on a sidewalk in northwest Atlanta.

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When they got there, they found the victim, who was described as a man in his late 40s. He died at the scene, Smith said.

The victim’s name has not been released.

Atlanta police and the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office investigate after a man was shot and killed on a sidewalk in northwest Atlanta.

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Smith said investigators were reviewing security footage and interviewing at least one witness. Based on the information they’ve gathered, he said it appears the shooting stemmed from a theft that took place at a separate time.

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