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Man killed after suspect opens fire after getting out of car in Atlanta's Mechanicsville neighborhood: APD

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Police caution that preliminary details may change as the investigation progresses.

ATLANTA — A man is dead and a suspect is on the run following a shooting in Atlanta's Mechanicsville neighborhood on Tuesday morning, according to police.

Atlanta Police said officers responded to the 400 block of Glenn Street SW around 11 a.m. after receiving a call about a man shot. When officers showed up, they found a man who had been shot multiple times.

Grady EMS responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Atlanta Police said its initial investigation shows that a suspect got out of a vehicle and opened fire on the man. After shooting him several times, police said he got back in the car and drove off.

11Alive is working to learn the names of both the victim and the suspect.

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