Crime & Public Safety

1 dead in shooting near McDonough hotel

The victim was found with fatal gunshot wounds outside a Quality Inn & Suites near McDonough.
The victim was found with fatal gunshot wounds outside a Quality Inn & Suites near McDonough.
By and John Spink
March 18, 2024

A man was shot and killed late Sunday night outside of a hotel near McDonough, according to Channel 2 Action News.

Officers were called to the Quality Inn & Suites near the junction of I-75 and Ga. 155 just before midnight after getting reports of a person shot, Henry County police said. At the scene, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The man, who was not publicly identified, was taken to the hospital but did not survive, Channel 2 reported.

According to the news station, an employee of the hotel said the man worked at a nearby tire shop. The employee said he reviewed the hotel’s security footage after hearing the shots and saw two men walk up to the victim and shoot him before leaving in an orange Dodge Challenger.

Henry police have not provided further information about the shooting.

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Henri Hollis is a restaurant critic and food reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he covers Atlanta’s restaurants, chefs and dining culture. As part of the AJC’s Food & Dining team, he reviews new restaurants, reports on industry trends and explores metro Atlanta’s culinary scene through the neighborhoods and people that shape it.

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