Gwinnett County

Worker finds body on side of road in Gwinnett County

Authorities are at the scene of a possible homicide in Gwinnett County.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating after a body was found in Gwinnett County Wednesday morning.

Gwinnett County police officers and detectives were called to Lenora Church Road and Lenora Road in unincorporated Snellville just before 9 a.m. after a worker found the body on the side of the road.

Police say they don't know if the man died at the scene or if someone dumped the body. It is being investigated as a homicide.

The medical examiner is working to determine a preliminary cause of death.