Atlanta police were on the scene late Friday morning where a man was found dead in northwest Atlanta.

Police spokesman Carlos Campos told the AJC that homicide detectives and investigators from the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office were  in the 2000 block of Butler Way.

Campos said the cause of death had not been determined.

The area where the man was found is in a neighborhood that sits between Bolton Road and the Chattahoochee River.

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Travelers walk around the baggage claim in the South Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Atlanta is among the airports where the FAA will reduce flights due to the shutdown, and airports are facing a shortage of air traffic controllers. 
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