Man shot dead over 'substantial amount of money' in apartment robbery, police say
Police investigate a deadly shooting at an apartment complex on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Southwest Atlanta on April 20, 2022. (FOX 5 Atlanta) (FOX 5 Atlanta)
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Police Department said someone shot and killed a man during a robbery at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex.
Police said the homicide happened near the 2800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the Harland Terrace neighborhood. Police found a 39-year-old man dead at around 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Homicide Commander Ralph Woolfolk said investigators think the primary motive for the man's murder was a robbery.
Woolfolk said investigators learned the victim might have been in possession of a "substantial amount of money." Police have not said where the money is.
Police have not identified a suspect or victim.
FOX 5 Atlanta was at the scene and saw officers had taped off a section of a parking lot at the apartment complex.
SKYFOX flew over the scene and observed multiple squad cars and officers entering an apartment complex on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Southwest Atlanta on April 20, 2022. (FOX 5 Atlanta) (FOX 5 Atlanta)
SKYFOX flew over the scene and observed multiple squad cars and officers entering and exiting one of the buildings.
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