ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating a homicide that occurred just after 11 p.m. Thursday night, according to Night Commander Capt. Christian Hunt.
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Police responded to a person shot call in the 3200 block of Lynfield Drive in Southwest Atlanta around 11:15 p.m., Lt. Germain Dearlove said.
Hunt said when police arrived, they located a man who died on scene from several gunshot wounds.
The victim is a 35-year-old man and police say it appears the man was targeted and that this was not a random incident.
According to police, motive appears to be drug-related.
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Police are looking for two men who ran into the wood line, Hunt said. K-9 officers were dispatched to search the area the men ran into.
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Police say their investigation is ongoing.
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