Man’s body found behind senior center in Bartow County

The body of a 53-year-old Rome man was found behind the Beavers Drive Senior Center in Bartow County, a sheriff’s spokesman said Thursday morning.

“We are still awaiting some tests from his autopsy, but his death thus far is likely self-inflicted,” sheriff’s Sgt. Johnathan Rogers told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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