Man shot after argument over drug deal, Atlanta police say

A 31-year-old man was taken to the hospital after being shot early Saturday morning.

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Atlanta police said officers responded around 1:36 a.m. Nov. 14 to Atlanta Fire Rescue Station 9 on Delmar Lane NW after receiving a report of a person with a gunshot wound.

When officers arrived, firefighters were treating the man, who was alert, conscious and breathing.

He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

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According to APD, the shooting may have happened after a dispute involving a drug sale escalated into gunfire.

Police said the injured man was driven to the fire station in a private vehicle to get medical help.

Investigators responded to the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.

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