Peachtree City 15-year-old killed, found with head injury

The case of a 15-year-old girl who was found dead inside her family’s Peachtree City apartment Tuesday morning was ruled a homicide after investigators found she had suffered a head injury, police said.

A portion of the Greens at Braelinn complex was cordoned off by yellow caution tape as officers were conducting a death investigation involving the teenager, Peachtree City police Assistant Chief Matt Myers said. Investigators determined her manner of death and confirmed she had suffered some sort of head injury.

“She was found with a head injury, but I can’t elaborate on it more than that pending the medical examiner’s investigation,” Myers told media at the scene.

Myers said the incident was isolated and that there was no danger to the community.

Officers responded to the apartment complex around 6:30 a.m. and found the 15-year-old dead, Myers said. Her mother called 911 after finding the teen unresponsive.

The GBI was helping Peachtree City police process the scene.

Officers could be seen leaving the apartment with bags of evidence, and large areas of the woods around the complex were taped off, Channel 2 Action News reported. Investigators believe the suspect may have arrived or left the apartment by walking through the woods, according to the news station.