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Officials ID woman found by jogger shot dead at DeKalb park

Someone jogging through the park discovered the body lying next to a path, police said.
By J.D. Capelouto
Jan 4, 2019

A woman was shot and killed in a DeKalb County park, officials said Monday.

Someone jogging through Glen Emerald Park on Bouldercrest Road discovered the body lying next to a path, DeKalb police spokesman Sgt. Emanuel McCown said.

The woman was identified Friday by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s office as 22-year-old Maya Mitchell of Decatur. McCown said she was “killed by a gunshot.”

The homicide unit believes the woman was shot in the park and was there for at least five hours before her body was discovered.

Officials said her death is not connected to the recent homicide near the Mainstreet playground outside of Stone Mountain, where a 24-year-old woman was found shot and killed near a hiking trail about three weeks ago.

In other news:

According to police, they are at the scene in the 1900 block of Hidden Glen Drive, at the Cumberland Crossing Apartments.

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J.D. is a local news reporter covering intown Atlanta and Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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