Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a Mableton trailer park after friends of the victim flagged down a Cobb County police officer for help.
They were trying to get the man to a hospital early Saturday morning when they spotted the officer’s car at a QuikTrip on Mableton Parkway, according to Cobb police. The officer requested assistance from an emergency medical service.
The victim, identified by police as 24-year-old Roman Orlando Mejia-Nunez of Austell, later died at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Investigators determined that Mejia-Nunez was shot about 12:15 a.m. at the Waverly Mobile Home Park on Plantation Hill Road, police spokeswoman Sydney Melton said. The trailer park is located off Discovery Boulevard, about a mile from the QuikTrip where authorities got involved.
The case is being investigated as a homicide, Melton said. No further details about the shooting have been released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Cobb police at 770-499-3945 or the Spanish-speaking tip line at 404-654-0402.
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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