Burning body found in woods had gunshot wound, Fulton County medical examiner says

ATLANTA, Ga. — A body burning in a wooded area in northwest Atlanta Tuesday morning was officially ruled a homicide by the Fulton County Medical Examiner.

On Tuesday morning, someone called the police about a body lying in a wood area near a neighborhood on Old Gordon Road and Collier Road Drive.

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The Fulton County Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death in the case was a gunshot wound and that the manner of death was a homicide.

Police say the body was burning when they arrived.

There is no information regarding how the body ended up at that location.

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Officials have not confirmed the age or gender of the victim.

Police have not identified any suspects in the case.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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