Crime & Public Safety

Police investigating after man fatally shot outside Clayton townhome

A 26-year-old man was fatally shot in Lovejoy on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
A 26-year-old man was fatally shot in Lovejoy on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
April 6, 2023

A man was shot and killed outside a townhome in Clayton County on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Lovejoy police responded around 4:30 p.m. to the Southfield Townhomes on Fielding Way. When officers arrived, they found a man dead off the road with several gunshot wounds, police said. He was identified as 25-year-old William Thomas Green III by police.

Authorities said they don’t have any suspects and a motive is unclear at this time.

“We’re following the investigation to see where it goes,” police said.

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