A woman was shot to death at a downtown Atlanta hotel Monday night, according to officials.

Police got a call about a person shot at the Hyatt Regency on Peachtree Street shortly after 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a 30-year-old woman with a gunshot wound, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

She was identified as Zakiyyah Muhammad by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.

An Atlanta officer stands guard as the investigation of a fatal shooting at the Hyatt Regency gets underway Monday night.

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It was not clear if the victim was inside or outside the hotel at the time of the shooting.

No other details about the circumstances of the shooting have been released by police.

Atlanta police were at the scene of the shooting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

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