Investigators believe body in Barrow Co. is man reported missing from Walton Co.

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating after a body was found Wednesday afternoon in Barrow County.

Channel 2 Action News has learned a man's body was found on Fleeman Road in Barrow County.

Channel 2's Sophia Choi reports investigators believe the victim was Montez Watson who was reported missing from Walton County. The body was found buried on a private property.

Walton County investigators are looking for clues into the possible murder of Watson. Watson has been missing since February.

"We’re investigating a missing person. We’re working a crime scene here in Walton County that we think may be connected to the discovery of a body that we’ve located over in Barrow County," said Major Damien Mercer, Walton County Sheriff's Office.

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Local and state officers started digging for the body Wednesday morning around 8 a.m.

Mercer said a witness led them to a body, buried fairly deep.

"Just through the investigation, the folks coming and talking with us, just through investigative work that it may possibly have something to do with that missing person case," said Mercer.

Investigators confirm the case is a homicide investigation, and they think the murder happened in a home on Bypass Road in Loganville. Now, they’re looking for forensic evidence.

"Blood, weapons, clothing, any kind of DNA evidence, any signs of a struggle," said Mercer.

The GBI is now leading the investigation between both crimes. No suspect information has been announced.

Investigations said it could take a while to positively identify the body, depending on the state of the body.

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