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One killed, another injured in double shooting near Atlanta Chick-fil-A, police say

This happened on Martin Luther King Drive just before 1 a.m.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Police responded to a double shooting on M.L.K. Jr. Dr., very close to the Vine City Chick-fil-A, where one person died.

The shooting itself happened just before 1 a.m. on Sunday. Officers said they responded to the scene in the 800 block where they found a 46-year-old man dead from his injuries. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office later identified the person as Howard Boone.

APD said the second victim, a 34-year-old man, was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle. 

Homicide Unit investigators responded to the scene to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting. No other details have been released.

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