Man shot, killed in Douglas County community spotted by passing driver

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — Douglas County deputies are searching for the person who shot and killed a young man in the middle of a subdivision.

Deputies said someone passing through the area spotted the victim in the middle of the street on Anneewakee Falls Parkway around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach learned the bosy was in the main traffic circle next to the clubhouse in the Anneewakee Trails community.

Douglas County sheriff’s deputies responded and found the victim, who they said was in his early 20s, with a gunshot wound.

He was rushed to the hospital but died, sheriff’s officials said.

Detectives said they are now actively working leads.

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Deputies said it appears no one heard the gunshots, only came across the victim after the shooting.

“They had a concern for someone laying in the roadway sick, or hurt, we didn’t know. But it came out as concern for welfare call around 2:30 a.m.,” Master Sgt. Jesse Hambrick said.

Investigators collected evidence over a large area, scattered from the grass nearby to up the street in the traffic circle.

That evidence included a bag full of what appeared to be marijuana.

Deputies, however, have not said if they think it started with some type of drug deal.

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