Atlanta police search for suspect accused of killing man near barbershop

ATLANTA — Atlanta police are looking for a suspect accused of killing a man Friday night.

Authorities told Channel 2 Action News officers received reports of a person shot just after 10 p.m. outside a barbershop on Sylvan Road SW.

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When officers arrived, they found a man in his late 30s who had been killed.

The identity of the victim has not been released.

The investigation revealed that the victim was involved in a verbal altercation with a suspect up the street that quickly escalated to gunfire.

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Police are still working to determine the identity of the suspect. No one has been taken into custody.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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