Man accused in NE Atlanta shooting found dead in vehicle 12 miles away

Atlanta police officers and Georgia State Patrol troopers eventually found the man on Jonesboro Road near Midway Street in southeast Atlanta. The area is about 12 miles south of the original crime scene.

Law enforcement approached the vehicle to initiate a traffic stop and discovered the man “appeared to have sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” police said.

The suspect, who was not publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A motive in the initial shooting was not provided.

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