ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A person is dead and a Florida man has been arrested after police responded to a shooting at a northeast Atlanta apartment building Thursday morning.

Officers were called to Cortland at Buckhead Village, 3005 Peachtree Road, just before 2:30 a.m. The area is known for restaurants and retail shops.

When they arrived, they found a man inside an apartment with A gunshot wound. Grady EMS responded to the scene and took the man to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

“[It’s a] nice neighborhood. You don’t really have much crime,” said Jerrian Clifton, a neighbor out walking his dog.

Police say the responding officers arrested the suspect at the scene.

As the investigation progressed, it was learned that the suspect and the victim are cousins

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