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Man found dead in Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood, incident being investigated as homicide

It was not immediately clear how the man died.

ATLANTA — A man was found dead inside an apartment in Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood Saturday morning, and police said the incident is being investigated as a homicide

There were few details about the incident, which police said happened at a location on North Avenue NW, which is off Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.

Atlanta Police said officers responded around 9 a.m. to a "report of a possible dead person in an apartment at the location."

"Officers located a deceased adult male inside an apartment and homicide detectives responded," a police statement said.

At the time, police said the victim was unidentified. The medical examiner's officer later confirmed the victim's identity as 55-year-old Bernard R Harvey.

"The preliminary investigation indicated that foul play may be involved, and the incident is being investigated as a homicide," police said.

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