The man found shot to death Friday morning in southwest Atlanta has been identified as Darius Bottoms, 18, of Atlanta.

The shooting happened about 4:15 a.m. Friday in the 300 block of Legacy Drive in southwest Atlanta, Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee said.

According to police dispatchers, the victim was found in a car. Chafee said Bottoms was in the driver’s seat and that the vehicle may have been in motion when the shooting occurred.

Police have not released a motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

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