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Police identify man found dead in driveway of Buckhead neighborhood

ATLANTA — Atlanta Police have identified the man who was found with multiple gunshot wounds in an upscale Buckhead neighborhood Thursday morning.

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Officials identified the man as 57-year-old Christopher Eberhart.

Channel 2′s Tom Regan was the only reporter to talk to a mother who was driving her elementary-school-aged daughter to school when they spotted the body, on Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m.

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Heather Marie Baker said her daughter saw the victim on the side of Peachtree Battle Drive lying motionless in the driveway of a vacant lot.

Baker said she’s proud of her daughter for spotting the tragic scene and that they wish the man could have been saved.

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Authorities don’t believe Eberhart was from the neighborhood or lived in the area.

The investigation is ongoing. Police are still working to determine a motive and identify a suspect or suspects.

If you have information about this case, contact Atlanta Police Department at 404-546-6900.

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