Crime & Public Safety

Police investigate suspected homicide in Paulding County

Jan 16, 2016

Details are sketchy, but police in Paulding County say the body of man found in a home south of Dallas was the result of foul play.

According to a statement from the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, police were called to a home on Hiram Sudie Road Saturday morning where they found the dead body of an adult male. Deputies reported the death as a suspected homicide “based on the scene inside the residence.”

Four men and one woman at the residence were taken to the sheriff’s office to be interviewed by detectives. A statement from police said the body had yet to be identified.

The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.

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Chris Joyner is the politics editor. He has been with the AJC since 2010 as a member of the investigations and politics team.

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