Crime & Safety
Man Found Dead In Cedartown, Police Seek Leads
The GBI has been called in to help investigate the death of a 38-year-old man whose body was found Monday night on a Cedartown sidewalk.
GEORGIA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to help investigate a shooting death Monday night in Cedartown.
At about 11:30 p.m., Cedartown Police found the body of Demetrious Brown, 38, lying on a sidewalk on Central Street, dead from an apparent gunshot wound, according to a statement from the department. Polk County Coroner Norman Smith later confirmed to Hometown Headlines that gunshot wounds were involved.
Investigators have no firm leads, said Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome. Anyone with information is asked to call the Cedartown Police Department at 770-748-4123.
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