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Man dies after 911 caller finds him lying on sidewalk; police investigating as homicide

Deadly shooting Atlanta police are investigating after a person was found shot to death early Tuesday morning.

Atlanta police are investigating a man’s death after someone found him lying on a sidewalk. Police say the man had a puncture wound.

Channel 2’s Darryn Moore brought you to the scene at Hilliard Street and Decatur Street as police put up crime scene tape during Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.

The scene is across from the King Memorial MARTA station.

Detectives initially told Moore that it appeared the man was shot near an apartment complex on Hilliard Street. He was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Police have not identified the victim or said what led up to his death as the investigation is in the early stages.

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