Children Find Dead Body Near Walking Trail, Police Investigate

SUWANEE, GA – The Gwinnett County Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide behind a home on Northcliff Drive in unincorporated Suwanee. Shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, officers assigned to the Central Precinct were dispatched to a home near Northcliff Drive.

When officers arrived, they found a male face-down on/near a walking trail. A group of children found the body. The victim appears to be a Hispanic man in his late teens or early twenties. The manner of death is still unknown at this time, but there was blood near the body. Detectives are working closely with the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org<http://www.crimestoppersatlanta.org/>. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Case Number: 18-093635.

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