ATLANTA — The Fulton County Medical Examiner released the identity of the man found shot to death on Thursday just off Peachtree Battle Avenue.
Christopher Eberhart, according to the office, was 57 years old. It is unknown if he lived in the community where officers found his body. Atlanta Police are still working on learning what led up to the shooting outside a home in Buckhead.
It happened around 6:45 a.m. outside a home on Peachtree Battle Avenue NW. Officers said they are speaking with residents on the block to help identify leads.
A witness told 11Alive that it was her 9-year-old daughter that discovered the body on the way to school. The woman was able to call 911.
Police have not identified any suspects yet.
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