Atlanta police have detained a woman after an argument ended in a deadly shooting early Thursday morning in Peoplestown.

A man was killed in the shooting at an apartment complex on Vanira Avenue shortly after midnight. The woman, an acquaintance of the victim, was being questioned and has not been charged, police said in a news release.

The victim was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as Mario Peterson, 43, of Atlanta. Investigators believe the two argued before shots were fired, but it was not immediately clear what caused the argument.

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Donald Trump's administration deployed the military to Washington, D.C., in the name of fighting crime, and in an Aug. 11 news conference he mentioned the possibility of military being sent to other large American cities, all of which are led by Black, Democratic mayors. And while Atlanta wasn't included in Trump's list, the city fits that profile under Mayor Andre Dickens. (Photo Illustration: Philip Robibero / AJC | Source: Getty)

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