A man is dead after being shot several times early Saturday morning in southeast Atlanta, police said.

Officers responded to a home in the 2000 block of Thomasville Court in the Thomasville Heights neighborhood around 1:40 a.m. regarding the gunfire. A 36-year-old man was found shot multiple times at the scene, officials said.

The victim, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.

The area where the shooting occurred is primarily residential and near Moreland Avenue. It’s about a mile away from the Starlight Drive-In.

Police did not say if the shooting happened inside the home or what may have led to it. No information was provided on the suspect.

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