Augusta, GA
Suspicious death: Body found behind house in south Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A body was found Monday morning behind a south Augusta house, and authorities are investigating it as a suspicious death.
It happened sometime before 10 a.m. behind a house in the 3000 block of Abelia Drive. That’s in the Windsor Spring Estates south of Lumpkin Road. Abelia Drive is parallel to Mike Padgett Highway and runs between Windsor Spring Road and Lumpkin.
Richmond County Coroner Mark 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.
The crime outbreak has affected communities large and small, but as the biggest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.
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