ATLANTA — Police have arrested and charged a woman with murder after they say she shot a man in the head.

Andrea Simpson, 20, is being charged with the Aug. 14 murder of a man whose identity has not been released.

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Officers say they were called to the Oakpoint Apartments on Oakdale Drive just before 5:30 a.m. to a report of a person shot.

They found the victim suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Grady EMS workers pronounced him dead on the scene.

Investigators say they initially believed the gunshot could have been self-inflicted, but ruled that possibility out.

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Investigators obtained arrest warrants charging Simpson with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime shortly after the murder.

She was arrested a week later on Aug. 21.

Anyone with information on this murder is asked to contact CrimeStoppers of Greater Atlanta at 404-577-8477.

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