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Atlanta Police Investigate Fatal Shooting on Interstate 85

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ATLANTA, GA. (AP) - Atlanta police are investigating after two people were found shot in a vehicle on Interstate 85 near the city's airport.

Officer Donald Hannah confirmed that a man was shot in the head and died along I-85 northbound Wednesday morning. A woman in the vehicle had also been shot in the head and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Local news media report several lanes of the busy interstate were closed about 2 miles north of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The identity of the two people who were shot was not immediately released. No arrests have been announced.