Metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

Body found off Buford Highway in DeKalb

File photo
File photo
By Joshua Sharpe
May 31, 2017

Doraville police are investigating after a man’s body turned up off Buford Highway.

The man, whose identity hasn’t been released, was found just before 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 3900 block of Flowers Road, police told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was found in a parking lot.

The spot is near the Buford Highway Farmers Market and a DeKalb County Schools facility.

The man had been shot twice in the abdomen, police said, declining to release further information at this stage in the ongoing investigation.

RELATED: DeKalb high school student killed in drive-by

RELATED: DeKalb woman convicted again of murdering husband for life insurance

RELATED: Family heartbroken after father dies in DeKalb tree-trimming accident

Like DeKalb County News Now on Facebook | Follow on Twitter and Instagram

In other news:

A judge decides to go ahead with the state's investigation into Jeffrey Mann

About the Author

Follow Joshua Sharpe on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

An Atlanta commuter bundles up amid extreme cold earlier this year. Freezing temperatures are expected to make a comeback Monday and Tuesday. (Ben Hendren for the AJC file)

Credit: Ben Hendren

Arctic blast bringing cold shot to metro Atlanta, snow possible in mountains

Temperatures across North Georgia will plunge early next week and could even bring a taste of snow to the state’s tallest mountains.

I-85 in DeKalb reopens after gas spill from overturned tractor-trailer

A crash blocked several lanes of I-85 South in DeKalb County early Friday but they have reopened now.

AJC EXCLUSIVE

Fulton County, sheriff nine months late on required jail implementation plan

The legal agreement with the DOJ mandates jail upgrades, but leaves the deadlines to the implementation schedule.

The Latest

A crash blocks lanes on I-85 South through DeKalb County early Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (Georgia Department of Transportation)

Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation

I-85 in DeKalb reopens after gas spill from overturned tractor-trailer

Arctic blast bringing cold shot to metro Atlanta, snow possible in mountains

Cumming family hopeful as man awakens from coma in Bali, flown back home

Featured

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat gives a tour of Fulton County Jail in 2023. (Natrice Miller/AJC 2023)

Credit: Natrice Miller/AJC

AJC EXCLUSIVE

Fulton County, sheriff nine months late on required jail implementation plan

The legal agreement with the DOJ mandates jail upgrades, but leaves the deadlines to the implementation schedule.

Flight affected by FAA cuts? Here’s what to do.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, the busiest airport in the world, is on the list of airports affected — and will also likely see cancellations and delays.

Arctic blast bringing cold shot to metro Atlanta, snow possible in mountains

Temperatures across North Georgia will plunge early next week and could even bring a taste of snow to the state’s tallest mountains.