One man was killed and another was injured early Sunday in a shooting near a Chick-fil-A in southwest Atlanta, authorities said.
Atlanta police were called just before 1 a.m. to the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the Vine City neighborhood for a person shot. The address corresponds to K.O.’s Beauty Barber & more, a barbershop located across the street from the restaurant, which was closed at the time of the gunfire.
When officers arrived, they found a 46-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical crews.
The man was identified Monday as Howard Boone by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police said they couldn’t comment on whether Boone was found inside or outside the barbershop.
During the investigation, officers got word that a 34-year-old man had been taken to the hospital in a private vehicle after being shot at the scene. He is expected to be OK, police said. His identity and relationship to Boone was not released.
Detectives are still working to determine a motive and what led to the gunfire. No arrests have been made.
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