Augusta, GA
Homeless man found dead in woods off Davis Road in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A homeless man was found dead in a wooded area off Davis Road on Tuesday, according to the Richmond County Coroner’s Office.
Coroner Mark Bowen says an autopsy is scheduled due to the condition of the body.
The man was found in a homeless camp and was pronounced dead at 10:22 a.m., Bowen says.
He says the body had been there for several days.
A News 12 viewer says the scene was near Good Earth Produce & Garden Center.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting in making a positive identification.
Bowen said it’s being investigated as a suspicious death.
The discovery comes amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 170 lives in a little over two years across the CSRA.
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