Authorities ID man found fatally shot at Clayton County apartment

Clayton County police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in his home Tuesday evening in Forest Park.

Officers responded to an apartment complex in the 200 block of Morrow Road just before 6 p.m. and found Johnathan McWilliams with multiple gunshot wounds, Clayton police said. McWilliams was declared dead at the scene.

Police are asking for the public’s help in solving the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Clayton police Detective M. Alston at 770-603-5266.

The Clayton County Police Department is investigating the homicide of JOHNATHAN MCWILLIAMS, which occurred in the 200...
Posted by Clayton County Police Department on Thursday, September 2, 2021

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