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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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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