ATLANTA - A man is dead after an off-duty Atlanta police officer shot and killed him outside a Buckhead bar late Saturday night, according to investigators.

What we know:

The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. near the 5 Paces Inn bar on Irby Avenue NW and Caine Hill Place NW, Atlanta police said.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the officer was working an extra job nearby when he learned about an argument happening in the area. The unidentified officer walked over and saw Linton Blackwell, 44, of Atlanta.

Agents said Blackwell walked away as the officer followed him. Blackwell walked to a car in a nearby parking lot and grabbed something from inside and tucked it into the back waistband of his pants, the GBI said. The officer began giving commands related to a gun,

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