Man found shot to death in Newton County neighborhood

Deputies were called early Tuesday to a Newton County neighborhood, where a man was found shot to death. (Special photo)

Deputies were called early Tuesday to a Newton County neighborhood, where a man was found shot to death. (Special photo)

A man found lying on the road in a Newton County neighborhood had been shot to death, the Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. But deputies aren’t sure who the man is because he wasn’t carrying identification.

Deputies were called at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday to the Pebble Brook neighborhood, off Browns Bridge Road near Covington, and arrived to find the man dead in the road, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The victim was described only as a black male appearing to be in his late teens to early 20s. The body was taken to the GBI crime lab for an autopsy, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Anyone with information on the shooting death is asked to call the Newton County Sheriff’s Office at 678-625-1400 or the anonymous TIP Line at 678-625-5007. Anonymous tips can also be left online at newtonsheriffga.org.