A person found dead in the backseat of a burning vehicle in northwest Atlanta on Sunday morning had been shot, officials said.
Crews were called just after 7:20 a.m. to a vehicle fire in the 30 block of Wadley Street, according to Atlanta fire spokesperson Anare Holmes. The residential area is near Verbena Street and just north of I-20.
At the scene, firefighters extinguished the blaze before arson investigators found a body in the backseat of the car, officials said. Police said they later determined the victim had been shot several times. Their name was not released.
Officials have not provided the make or model of the vehicle. An Atlanta police spokesperson said investigators were working to determine the “circumstances surrounding the incident.”
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