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Man’s body found in Cobb residence

A man's body was found Saturday in a Cobb County residence.

A man's body was found Saturday in a Cobb County residence.

By Steve Burns

Oct 14, 2017

Cobb County police found a man’s body inside a residence Saturday morning, a spokesman said.

Shortly after 10 a.m., officers responded to a person down call in the 7200 block of Crestside Drive in Austell, spokesman Brody Staud said.

They found a man who was dead, Staud said, and police are treating it as a homicide. The man’s identity and other details were not released.

Investigators have no information on possible suspects. Anyone with information about the situation is asked to call police at 770 499-3945.

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