ATLANTA — Police are investigating a fatal shooting inside a home on Roswell Street in southwest Atlanta Friday night.
Officers say a man was shot in the chest and rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
Police believe the man shot himself around 6:30 p.m. when the gun accidentally discharged.
Police are not sharing the man's age, name or the type of gun.
"This is being investigated as an accidental death, possibly an accidental discharge." -@Atlanta_Police on Roswell St SW shooting pic.twitter.com/1xSigOQdx2
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