A gunman tried to enter the consulate with a weapon, and then opened fire outside the entrance to the building, officials said.

A man shot and killed a security guard at the Honduran consulate near Atlanta who asked the man to turn over his gun before entering the building.

One person is dead, and another person is injured following a shooting near the Consulate General of Honduras in Doraville on Monday afternoon, police confirmed with 11Alive. Doraville Police said officers responded to 6755 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard around 2:30 p.