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15-year-old killed, second hurt after shooting near Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood, APD says

Atlanta Police said it happened along Sunset Ave NW, which is not far from Rodney Cook Sr. Park off Joseph E. Boone Blvd NW.

ATLANTA — Police are investigating a double shooting that left a teen dead near Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood Wednesday night.

The teen who died in the shooting was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner as 15-year-old Lloyd Foster.

Atlanta Police said it happened at 371 Sunset Ave NW, which is not far from Rodney Cook Sr. Park off Joseph E. Boone Blvd NW.

When officers arrived, they found two young men shot.

APD said Foster was critically hurt but later died at Grady Hospital. The other victim, believed to be either 18 or 19, was in surgery at last check.

Authorities said they believe at this point the shooting began as an argument that escalated out of control.

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