A man was found dead along a sidewalk Wednesday morning in front of a strip mall in central DeKalb County.
The man, who was later identified as 34-year-old Santell Wood, had been shot at least once, according to DeKalb police Sgt. B. Danner. His body was spotted outside the Austin Plaza on Glenwood Road shortly after 4 a.m. by another man walking to work.
Initially, police worked the case as a John Doe. He was identified Thursday by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office.
“We have to find out when he was shot, which we don’t know because no one actually saw the shooting itself,” Danner told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the scene.
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Investigators believe Wood was shot outside the shopping plaza and left for dead. The strip includes a Savway Food Mart, a tattoo parlor, a wings shop and a hair braiding salon.
No one called to report the shooting, Danner said. As of Wednesday afternoon, police had released no updates in the case.
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
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