Atlanta police investigate a deadly shooting in the 300 block of Holderness Street SW on Jan. 6, 2025.
ATLANTA - A 19-year-old man was killed in a southwest Atlanta shooting on Monday afternoon.
It happened at around 2:48 p.m. in the 300 block of Holderness Street SW near Greenwich Street SW.
According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers arrived to find a 19-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Lt. Andrew Smith, APD Homicide Unit commander, says investigators have identified a person of interest who fled the scene on foot. Investigators believe the two men had gotten into an argument over a cellphone owned by a mutual friend.
Investigators say the victim did not live in the area, but the potential shooter may have. A total of eight shots were fired, police say.
The names of the men have not been released.
The shooting remains under investigation by APD’s Homicide Unit.
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