Man shot in head, body found on Six Flags Parkway

A man was found shot to death overnight, near a daycare on Six Flags Parkway in Cobb County.

The body was in an SUV in a wooded area, where police spent hours Sunday morning gathering evidence, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Police don’t yet have a motive or a name for the man who apparently shot in the head.

No additional information was immediately available.

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