Crime & Safety
News Nearby: 'Rip Off' May be Behind Gwinnett Homicide
Gwinnett County Police are calling the Lawrenceville incident an apparent homicide; the suspect may have been been retaliating after being "ripped off."
Updated, 11:09 a.m.
On Tuesday evening, Gwinnett County Police found the body of a 22-year-old black male in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
Police were responding to a call of "shots fired" around Bridge Walk Drive and Oak Road. 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 said neither the suspects nor the victim lived in the neighborhood.
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