61-year-old man stabbed to death in SE Atlanta neighborhood

A man was found stabbed to death in a southeast Atlanta street late Thursday night, according to officials.

Atlanta police said officers were called to the 900 block of Stonewall Drive in the Leila Valley neighborhood around 11 p.m. They found the victim, who had been stabbed several times in the back and was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was identified as 61-year-old Gregory Hensley by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Officials have not said what led to the stabbing or if they have any suspects.

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