ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta police are investigating after a teenager was shot and killed inside his own home.

It happened just before 3:30 a.m. Monday on Mulberry Row inside a gated community called Monticello Park off Browns Mill Road in south Atlanta.

Police believe the 16-year-old boy was coming home and that an unidentified occupant of the home thought he was a burglar and shot him.

“It appears that this is a true tragedy. The 16-year-old lived here. An occupant of the home thought that he was breaking in and was an intruder, and opened fire. So again, a real tragedy as we work through this,” said Lt. Andrew Smith, of Atlanta police.

Investigators said the shooter took off before officers arrived. They’re currently trying to locate him for questioning. Police say t

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