DeKalb man's death investigated as homicide
A DeKalb County man who had missed two days of work without notifying his employer was found dead Friday at his home, and investigators are treating his death as a homicide, police said.
David Johns, 55, died from blunt force trauma to the body, said DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish.
Parish said there were no obvious signs of forced entry at his home in the 900 block of Sycamore Drive near DeKalb Medical Center.
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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
