ATLANTA – Atlanta police are investigating a deadly shooting at a home early Thanksgiving morning.

Officials say the shooting happened at a home on the 1100 block of Booker Avenue SW shortly before 3 a.m. on Thursday.

Officers arriving at the scene found a 52-year-old man who had been shot at least once, Despite the best efforts of the officers, the man died at the scene.

The Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit is working to determine what led up to the deadly shooting.

Officials have not released the victim’s identity.

If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the Atlanta Police Department.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Trae Young had a career-high 22 assists — the most in the NBA this season — and scored 20 points as the Atlanta Hawks handed Cleveland just its second loss this season, beating the Cavaliers 135-124 on Thursday night.

The Cavs fell to 17-2 and lost for the first time in 11 home games.

De’Andre Hunter added 26 points and Jalen Johnson 22 for the Hawks, who made all the big plays down the stretch to stun the Cavs. Rookie Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, scored 13 of his 17 points in the first three minutes of the second half for Atlanta.

Donovan Mitchell scored 30 and Evan Mobley added 22 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, which was trying to become the first team to start 18-1 or better.

Takeaways

Hawks: Young didn’t have his best shooting night (6 of 18), but the league’s assists leader got all his teammates involved. Atlanta ended a three-game losing streak and recorded its second big road win this season after winning in Boston on Nov. 12 without Young.

Cavaliers: Finally showed some vulnerability at home after being so dominant. Cleveland built an early 19-point lead that may have given it a false sense of security.

Key moment

With the Hawks up four, Young, who turned the ball over on Atlanta’s previous possession, almost lost it again before recovering and draining a 39-foot 3-pointer to make it 129-122 with 1:23 left.

Key stat

Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels came in leading the NBA in steals at 3.13 per game. No player has averaged over three steals for a season since Milwaukee’s Alvin Robertson (3.04) in 1990-91.

Up Next

The teams meet again with a “Black Friday” NBA Cup game in Atlanta. The Hawks (2-1) are tied for first in Group C while the Cavs (1-1) have two games left in pool play.

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Ahead of their matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, the Los Angeles Chargers have claimed safety Marcus Maye off waivers from the Miami Dolphins. The news was first reported by NFL Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.

An already respectable Chargers team adds some extra depth to its arsenal, potentially giving the Falcons another challenge in the passing game this Sunday. This is hinging on how much they see him. He’s played in 11 games this season but has only started three of them. 

Maye didn’t play a single defensive snap in his final three games with Miami.

The Dolphins waived Maye on Tuesday.  With Miami, he made 30 tackles (13 solo) and broke up a pass. This is the highest number of games he has appeared in since he started all 16 contests for the New York Jets in 2020 – the final year before expanding the schedule to 17.  

The 2017 second-round pick by the Jets signed with the Dolphins back in June.

Maye doesn’t have any interceptions or sacks this season, but the Falcons don’t need to be the ones to remove those goose eggs from the stat sheet. That being said, Maye will be looking to make a good impression with the team that just scooped him up. 

Quarterback Kirk Cousins is tied for fourth in interceptions thrown this season with nine. Cousins has also taken 23 sacks.

The Chargers have a bend-but-don’t-break approach on defense. While they’re 13th in yards allowed per game (323.6), they also yield the fewest points overall and per game (175, 15.9). 

The Falcons host the Chargers this Sunday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET.