ATLANTA - An 18-year-old was found shot to death on Friday evening at a park in northwest Atlanta, authorities said.

What we know:

Officers with the Atlanta Police Department responded to a report of a person shot just at 489 Fairlock Lane NW at approximately 5:40 p.m., according to a statement from the Atlanta Police Department.

When officers arrived, they found a male victim who had sustained an apparent gunshot wound. He was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.

What they're saying:

Casey Dantzler said his great-nephew was fatally shot multiple times during a barbecue at the park. The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.

"I got a call that my great-nephew got shot a couple times," Dantzler said. "When I got to the scene, he was deceased. He was just 18 years old."

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