Answers sought after woman found dead on Auburn Avenue

Kimberly Whitlock was found dead on a busy stretch of Auburn Avenue on Tuesday morning. Police are asking anyone with information about her death to come forward.

Credit: Atlanta Police Department

Credit: Atlanta Police Department

Kimberly Whitlock was found dead on a busy stretch of Auburn Avenue on Tuesday morning. Police are asking anyone with information about her death to come forward.

Atlanta police want to know what happened in the hours before a woman’s body was found Tuesday morning on a busy stretch of Auburn Avenue.

Kimberly Whitlock, 56, was last seen Monday around 11 p.m. Six hours later, her body was found outside a condominium development on the block between Piedmont Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive.

Police are investigating her death as a homicide. Police told Channel 2 Action News that she was believed to have been homeless.

“Preliminary investigation indicates that she may have been with a light skin black male, late 40s to early 50s,” police said in a notice posted to Crime Stoppers Atlanta.

They are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Tipsters can remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.

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