Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Rip-Off May Be Behind Gwinnett Homicide
Gwinnett County Police are calling the Lawrenceville incident an apparent homicide.
Updated Oct. 17, 1:49 p.m.
On Tuesday evening (Oct. 16), Gwinnett County Police found the body of a 22 year old black male in the area of Bridge Walk Drive and Oak Road in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
Police were responding to a call of "shots fired." They searched the area and found the body of Rashad Jones of Lawrenceville near the tennis courts.
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During their investigation, police talked to several people and potential suspects who said the motive behind the killing may have been a rip-off involving a scam.
GCPD's Cpl. Edwin Ritter says neither the suspects or the victim lived in the neighborhood.
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