Crime & Safety

Man Found Shot To Death in Alpharetta Townhome

A police spokesperson said investigators are treating the discovery as a homicide.

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ALPHARETTA, GA -- Investigators with the Alpharetta Police Department are at the scene of a fatal shooting.

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Spokesperson George Gordon said officers received a call around 9:40 a.m. Thursday from a resident who heard gunshots from a townhome along Wade Creek Road, which sits off Academy Street.

Officers arrived on the scene to find a person, an adult male, fatally shot, Gordon added.

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“We are treating it as a homicide investigation," he said.

Gordon said the man's identity has not been released. Return to Patch for updates.

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