ATLANTA — APD said a shooting Saturday afternoon inside a dental office has claimed a life of an unhoused man in Atlanta.
The dentist was taken to police headquarters for questioning, Channel 2’s Cory James reported on Channel 2 Action News at 6:00.
Atlanta police said they responded to a shooting call at about 3:05 p.m. at 3412 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW.
The location is at the dentistry office of Dr. David Mays, which police say appears to have been closed for some time.
According to officers, Mays, 73, saw someone on one of his cameras and confronted the man. There was an exchange of gunfire.
Officers found a male who was suffering from a gunshot wound.
APD said the man shot is unhoused and believed to be 37 years old.
Grady paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
Officers said Mays is being questioned at police headquarters.
Homicide investigators will be investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
The entire dental office was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape as the investigation continues.
This is a developing story.
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