A man was killed Tuesday in an overnight shooting in Atlanta’s Carey Park neighborhood, authorities said.

Police were called at around 11:15 p.m. to the 2500 block of Etheridge Drive for a man shot. Officers arrived at the scene in northwest Atlanta and found an unresponsive man suffering from a gunshot wound.

The victim was taken to the hospital, where he died, police said. His family identified him Wednesday as 29-year-old Deon Green, according to Channel 2 Action News.

Green had been visiting a friend that night and was shot while heading to a nearby store, the news station reported.

A motive is unclear, and authorities have not said what led to the shooting or if any arrests have been made.

Homicide investigators were called to the scene, located between Hightower Road and James Jackson Parkway.

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