Cleveland Avenue Park shooting: 1 killed in southwest Atlanta shooting

ATLANTA - One person is dead after a shooting at a southwest Atlanta park on Monday afternoon. 

Officers were dispatched shortly after 4:45 p.m. to Cleveland Avenue Park. According to the Atlanta Police Department, the victim, only identified as a male, was found by officers with an apparent gunshot wound. 

Medics rushed the person to an area hospital in critical condition. He later died.

The name of the person has not been released. 

No arrests have been announced. 

Cleveland Avenue Park, a nearly 6-acre park owned and operated by the city of Atlanta, consists of a baseball diamond, basketball court, and playground area. It is adjacent to the Cleveland Avenue Library, Cleveland Recreation Center, and Cleveland Avenue Elementary School.