Police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in northwest Atlanta that left a man dead.

The victim, who was in his 20s, was shot several times around 9 p.m. on Jones Avenue, Channel 2 Action News reported.

The man, whose name has not been released, later died of his injuries.

Investigators have not released a motive for the shooting.

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