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Police investigating homicide after woman found dead in Gwinnett park

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman’s body was found at a park.

Police said officers received a call that a body was found at the Yellow River Park around 6 a.m.

Police said they believe the woman in her 20s was shot to death. Authorities don’t know exactly how long the woman had been at the park.

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The woman has not yet been identified, but police said she had distinctive tattoos on her neck. The tattoos include red lips with the numbers 222 above them.

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The park is located near Stone Mountain on Juhan Road Southwest.

Video from NewsChopper 2 shows more than a dozen investigators with crime scene markers walking to the scene where the body was found.



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