ATLANTA — Atlanta officers responded Sunday morning to Joseph E. Boone Boulevard in Bankhead after a vehicle hit a utility pole, only to find a 59-year-old man critically shot.

According to an Atlanta Police Department statement , officers arriving on scene attended to the vehicle and, inside it, "they discovered a 59-year-old male victim who had sustained apparent gunshot wounds."

The victim, who has not been identified, was taken to a hospital in an ambulance in critical condition.

Police have not yet released any details on what might have happened to the man.

"Investigators with the Aggravated Assault Unit responded to the scene to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident," the statement said.

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