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On Monday morning, an unidentified man was found dead inside a kitchen HVAC vent at Walter’s Soul Food Cafe on Cleveland Avenue SW in southwest Atlanta. Emergency services were called around 8:58 a.m., and upon arrival, witnesses reported seeing only his head and arms protruding from the vent. The manner of death is still under investigation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office with no immediate signs of foul play noted. Family members later identified the deceased at the scene.

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On Monday morning around 9 a.m., an unidentified man was found dead at Walter’s Soul Food Cafe on 394 Cleveland Avenue SW in southwest Atlanta. Emergency services responded after receiving a call at approximately 8:58 a.m., with reports indicating the victim's head, arms, and torso were visible through a kitchen HVAC vent. A witness told WSB-TV that upon arriving for work, an employee discovered the man’s head protruding from the vent.

The Atlanta Police Department reported that no immediate signs of foul play were found at the scene, suggesting the death was likely accidental. However, Daniel Cody of the New York Post later identified the victim as 37-year-old Terrika Myers, a hearing-impaired individual who may have been attempting to break into the restaurant through its roof-mounted HVAC system due to easy ground access.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the exact cause of death. The incident highlights potential security risks associated with easily accessible rooftop ventilation systems in commercial buildings.

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An unidentified man was found dead on Monday morning wedged through a kitchen HVAC vent at Walter’s Soul Food Cafe in southwest Atlanta. asserted

man → find → Atlanta

Emergency personnel were dispatched to the restaurant at 394 Cleveland Avenue SW shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday, following a call logged at approximately 8:58 a.m., as first reported by 11 Alive. asserted

personnel → dispatch → Alive

Witnesses told police they observed the man’s head, arms and torso extending from the vent located over the kitchen’s frying area. asserted

head → tell → area

“All we seen was his head,” a restaurant worker told ABC affiliate WSB-TV. asserted

worker → see → ?

“That’s all. asserted

That → ’ → ?

Another employee, a cook, told reporters that a female colleague first spotted the person upon arriving for work. “She came in and was hollering and screaming and telling me, ‘Rick! Look, look, look,’” the cook recalled, adding, “All you seen was his head.” The restaurant’s owner reportedly told responding officers that a staff member first discovered the man stuck inside the kitchen vent. uncertain

man → tell → vent

Atlanta Fire Rescue personnel also responded to the location and pronounced the person dead at the scene. asserted

person → respond → scene

Investigators stated that there were no immediate indications of foul play. asserted

Investigators → state → play

Personnel from the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Unit deployed to the site with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. asserted

Personnel → deploy → Office

Arriving customers found the establishment locked late Monday morning. asserted

establishment → arrive → ?

“I don’t even know how you can get on the roof,” one customer told reporters. asserted

customer → know → reporters

A nearby gas station sits on an elevated slope, making the roof accessible, and police used a ladder to reach the top of the building. asserted

police → sit → building

“That’s weird to break in,” another person at the scene said. asserted

person → ’ → scene

The cause and manner of death are pending an investigation by the medical examiner. asserted

cause → pende → examiner

Family members arrived at the scene later in the day and told police they believed the man was their relative. asserted

man → arrive → police

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