A man was struck by a freight train and killed Saturday morning following a fight at a home in northwest Atlanta, police said.
Officers responded to the domestic dispute in the 2900 block of Delmar Lane about 4:10 a.m., Atlanta police said in a statement. About that time, another call came in about a man who was struck by a CSX train nearby.
When police arrived at the scene, they found the manâs body near the railroad tracks, Atlanta police spokesman Marla Jean Rooker said.
He was later identified as 32-year-old Major Allen Chapman of Atlanta.
Officers spoke with three people involved in the fight at the home. They told investigators a verbal dispute turned physical, but ended just before Chapman was struck by the train and killed, according to police.
No additional details were released, and the fatal crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
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