ATLANTA — Atlanta Police continue to investigate how a man died during a fight with a security guard at an apartment complex near Georgia State University.
On Sunday at approximately 6:30 a.m., officers responded to an unresponsive person call at 112 Courtland Street NE. The apartment building, One12 Courtland, is not affiliated with the University and is off-campus.
Detectives responded and determined that the victim, who was not a student - but was staying with a student - was "drinking heavily with friends."
When they returned to the building, the man, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office as Deionte Davis, got into a verbal argument with security that escalated into a physical fight.
During the altercation, police said, Davis became unconscious and security started CPR. He was taken to Grady Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The medical examiner's office ruled Davis' death was a result of compressions of the chest, and it was ruled a homicide, or a non-natural death.
Several witnesses are being interviewed, as well as security staff members. Police have not indicated whether any charges are expected to be filed at this time.
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