Crime & Safety
Woodstock Man Found Shot Dead In Cobb
BREAKING: Body of Justin C. Dallas of Woodstock found on West Station Drive on Saturday night, police say.
NORTHEAST COBB, GA -- Police in Cobb County are investigating the fatal shooting of a Woodstock man Saturday night, Patch has learned.
The body of Justin C. Dallas was found on West Station Drive on Saturday night, according to Cobb County police spokeswoman Alicia Chilton.
Friends of the victim told local media that a group of friends were enjoying a party until it erupted into gunfire. They tried to revive Dallas, but it was to no avail, they said.
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Neighbors reportedly heard gunshots around the Bells Ferry Station neighborhood.
Police arrested 19-year-old Naeem Jakwan Edwards of Acworth in Dallas' death, according to WAGA-TV.
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"I'm hurt, I'm loss for words," Dallas' friend Taylor Wilson told the TV station. "Whoever seen something, heard something, speak up. Get justice."
Cobb County police are asking anyone with information about this fatal shooting to call their Department Of Crimes Against Persons Unit at (770) 499-3945.
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