Photos: Body found in roadway in south DeKalb

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Photos: Body found in roadway in south DeKalb

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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Police are investigating the discovery of a body Tuesday morning in south DeKalb County. DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a motorist discovered the body in the roadway in the 5300 block of River Road around 6:45 a.m. Parish said the body is that of an adult male, but no cause of death has been determined. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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