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Beloved youth sports coach killed in townhome shooting, neighbors say

ATLANTA — A shooting at an Atlanta townhome turned deadly Thursday afternoon.

The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. on Skylar Way in Southeast Atlanta.

Police said they responded to the report of a shooting at a townhome. When they arrived and went into the townhome, they found a 33-year-old man shot to death.

Investigators told Channel 2’s Tom Regan they were speaking with people in the townhome community, who said the man who was shot the victim was a beloved youth sports coach in the community.

Officers said they are still working to determine the motive behind the shooting, but have identified a person of interest in the case who they are trying to locate and question.  

Police have not released the identity of the man who was killed.

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