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Man fatally stabbed in SW Atlanta neighborhood, police say
The man was found with stab wounds in the 1300 Oakland Drive.
Sept 12, 2021
A man died on Saturday evening after he was found stabbed in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood, according to police.
The victim was found with stab wounds in the 1300 block of Oakland Drive about 5 p.m., Atlanta police said in a statement. He was taken to a hospital, but did not survive.
Homicide investigators are still working to determine what led to the fatal incident. An investigation is ongoing.
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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.
