Man dies after being shot while being transported to hospital

After a man is shot dead and later dies while being transported to the hospital in a private vehicle, the Atlanta Police Department is investigating what is now being called a homicide.

An officer from the Atlanta Police Department stopped the car shortly before 4 p.m. The vehicle was heading north on the right shoulder of Interstate 75/85 in downtown.

The officer found out that the driver was trying to take the wounded man to Grady’s hospital. Unfortunately, the man did not have time to get to the hospital in time and died as a result of his injuries before reaching the emergency room.

Authorities located the location of the shooting at 807 Conley Road Southeast when they were investigating the incident.

Homicide detectives investigate the circumstances of the victim’s death, but cannot determine the motive for the shooting.

The investigation is currently ongoing.

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