Man shot to death at SW Atlanta apartment complex identified

The man found shot to death at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex Wednesday afternoon was identified early Thursday as Nicholas Hagood, 34, of Marietta.

The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. at the Windsor Square Townhomes on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Hagood was shot at least once in the chest and died on the scene in the parking lot, Atlanta police Capt. Paul Guerrucci said.

No motive or suspects have been determined.

Police ask anyone with information about this shooting to call the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), log on to the tip line’s website at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org, or text the tip to 274637. Tipsters can be anonymous and are eligible for up to $2,000 in reward money if information they give leads to the arrest and indictment of a suspect.

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