Man killed in northwest Atlanta shooting identified, police say

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - One person was shot and killed in northwest Atlanta July 9, Atlanta police said.

Officers responded to the 1700 block of Mary George Avenue around 8:20 a.m. after reports of a person down.

The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department responded and pronounced the victim dead with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The man has been identified as 41-year-old Charles Wright.

There have been multiple shootings in the Atlanta area on Sunday morning.

A 29-year-old man identified by Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office as Tovis Raines Jr. died after being shot near the 1100 block of McDaniel Street around 2:50 a.m.

A woman was shot and killed near the 2100 block of Metropolitan Parkway near Arthur B. Langford Parkway around 1 a.m. Her identity has not been released.