Homicide (August 19, UPDATE)
August 27, 2019
Update
The victim has been identified as 43-year-old Mercedes De-Jesus Antunez-Flores of Honduras. The incident remains under investigation and the Cobb County Police Department Crimes Against Persons Unit is looking for assistance to identify the suspect. The suspect is described as black male with light skin, short twists or dreads, facial hair on his chin, and approximately 5’8” – 5’10” with a skinny build. The GBI has completed a sketch of the suspect.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cobb County Crimes Against Persons Unit at 770-499-3945 or the Hispanic tip line at 404-654-0402.
***Attention Media: The following is the GBI sketch of the suspect. The image has also been included as an attachment to this email. ***
Original Release**
August 19,2019
Homicide
An unidentified Hispanic male was found deceased in a trailer at 105 Westside Drive, Marietta GA 30008 on August 17, 2019. He had several gunshot wounds. When Cobb officers initially arrived at approximately 4:42 p.m. to investigate a trouble unknown call in the area, they were told by bystanders that several gunshots were heard coming from the trailer at 105. Officers were also told that a female had been seen running from the trailer afterwards, yelling for help. Investigators are still working on gathering information about the unknown victim and the unknown witness seen running from the scene.
The victim remains unidentified. And the witness who was reportedly last seen running from the scene has not yet been found.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cobb County Crimes Against Persons Unit at 770-499-3945 or the Hispanic tip line at 404-654-0402.