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Altercation leads to fatal gunfire at southwest Atlanta gas station

The man was dead on the scene.

ATLANTA — Atlanta police believe an altercation led to the shooting death of a man early Sunday morning at a gas station. 

Officers were called to a Chevron at 2050 Sylvan Road in southwest Atlanta in regards to a person shot. 

"Preliminary information indicates the victim and another male were involved in an altercation that escalated to gunfire," police said in a statement. 

They said the suspect left the location and has not been located and identified the victim as 43-year-old Denard Bell. 

Police say that investigators are "working to determine the identity of the shooter and the circumstances surrounding the incident."

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