Crime & Public Safety
Police: Woman walking her dog finds man shot to death in vehicle at DeKalb park
A body was found at Shoal Creek Park in DeKalb County on Friday morning.
By David Aaro
Jan 6, 2023A woman walking her dog stumbled upon a man’s body at a DeKalb County park Friday morning, authorities said.
DeKalb police responded to Shoal Creek Park at around 8:15 a.m. after the woman saw a vehicle with its doors open and called 911. Officers arrived and found a man dead inside the car with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
The victim was identified as 22-year-old Devalon Davis of Decatur by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The department’s homicide assault unit is investigating the shooting, though it’s unclear at this time when the gunfire occurred.
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