Crime & Safety

Public's Help Sought In Identifying Pedestrian Killed In Norcross

Detectives ​have exhausted all efforts to identify the person and locate his family, police said.

Police released Monday a sketch of the pedestrian who was hit and killed around 2 a.m. Sunday at Beaver Ruin Road near Indian Trail Road.
Police released Monday a sketch of the pedestrian who was hit and killed around 2 a.m. Sunday at Beaver Ruin Road near Indian Trail Road. (Sketch by Kelly Lawson | Georgia Bureau of Investigation)

NORCROSS, GA — Police released Monday a sketch of the pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle and killed around 2 a.m. Sunday at Beaver Ruin Road near Indian Trail Road and are asking for the public's help in identifying him.

Norcross Police did not release any further details surrounding the person's death. Police told Patch the type of vehicle in the accident is not being released due to the active investigation.

Detectives have exhausted all efforts to identify the person and locate his family, police said.

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"We are asking for the public’s help in identifying the victim from an artist’s rendering of his likeness. We believe he is a Hispanic male between 13 and 16-years-old," police said in a news release.

Anyone with information regarding his identity or the incident is asked to call the Norcross Police Department, (770) 448-2111.

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