Homicide detectives Friday were investigating the fatal shooting of a man found dead in the middle of a northwest Atlanta street.
A motorist discovered the victim around 3:30 a.m. Friday in the 700 block of Cedar Avenue near Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and called 911.
According to Atlanta police dispatchers, the motorist reported that he heard several gunshots before finding the body in the roadway.
“At this point, we have yet to locate anybody who actually witnessed the shooting, so we’re still puzzled as to what actually occurred, but it is early in the investigation,” Atlanta police Lt. Paul Guerrucci told Channel 2 Action News.
Police have not released the identity of the victim, who appeared to be in his 30s.
Police are also investigating a second shooting that was reported about 15 minutes earlier about two miles away on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
In that shooting, a man was shot in the shoulder outside a convenience store. According to dispatchers, the 50-year-old victim was alert and conscious when taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
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