Man is shot dead ‘by one or two gunmen’ after he and another resident went to investigate a power outage at their Atlanta home

  • Shooting took place just after midnight at the residence on Griffin Street, just shortly after the lights had gone out at the home 
  • The unidentified victim – described as a man in his 30s – was pronounced dead at the scene
  • Atlanta police do not yet have a motive for the shooting but said that nothing was stolen from the victims

By Matthew Wright For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:38 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 18:40 BST, 17 July 2020

A man was fatally gunned down ‘by one or two gunmen’ while looking into a power outage at his Atlanta home, according to local authorities. 

The shooting took place just after midnight at the residence on Griffin Street, just shortly after the lights had gone out at the home. 

Two people renting at the residence are said to have gone out to check out what had happened, with one of the men eventually getting shot. 

Shooting took place just after midnight at the residence on Griffin Street, just shortly after the lights had gone out at the home

Shooting took place just after midnight at the residence on Griffin Street, just shortly after the lights had gone out at the home

‘At some point the power to that house went out,’ Atlanta Police Lt. Pete Malecki told Fox 5 Atlanta. 

‘Two of the residents of that home went outside to investigate and at which point at least one, possibly two suspects had shot our victim.’

The unidentified victim – described as a man in his 30s – was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The unidentified victim - described as a man in his 30s - was pronounced dead at the scene

The unidentified victim - described as a man in his 30s - was pronounced dead at the scene

The unidentified victim – described as a man in his 30s – was pronounced dead at the scene

The other man who left the apartment to check the power told authorities that he heard three shots before running inside for help. 

Nothing appears to have been stolen from the victims and a motive for the shooting is currently unclear. 

Investigators have just described one of the shooters possibly having a dark-colored hoodie as the only description they can offer at the moment. 

Police have not detained any suspects and are still interviewing witnesses as the investigation is ongoing. 

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