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Man’s body found behind senior center

A man's body was found in Bartow County, a sheriff's spokesman said.

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A man's body was found in Bartow County, a sheriff's spokesman said.
By Steve Burns and Ellen Eldridge
Jan 10, 2018

The body of a 53-year-old Rome man was found behind the Beavers Drive Senior Center in Bartow County, a sheriff’s spokesman said Thursday morning.

“We are still awaiting some tests from his autopsy, but his death thus far is likely self-inflicted,” sheriff’s Sgt. Johnathan Rogers told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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