Woman found fatally stabbed in SE Atlanta

A woman was found fatally stabbed Friday morning near an apartment complex in southeast Atlanta, police said.

Officers were called to the 1000 block of Boulevard, just south of the Southside Beltline trail and near Zoo Atlanta, shortly before noon regarding an unresponsive person. A 25-year-old woman was found partially lying on her bed with several stab wounds, an incident report stated.

The woman was pronounced dead on scene, police said. She was identified as Vashari Lanique Miller by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.

No information was released about a possible suspect or what led to the incident.

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