Marietta police are searching for a suspect in a fatal shooting at an apartment complex near a busy intersection Wednesday afternoon.
Officers received a call about a person shot around 10:30 a.m. in the area of Windy Hill Road and Cobb Parkway, police spokesperson Officer Chuck McPhilamy said. The scene is located at the Harlow Apartment complex, just across the street from the Georgia Memorial Park cemetery.
When officers arrived, they found 40-year-old Kenneth Cunningham II dead near the complex office with several gunshot wounds. Police said he lived in an apartment there.
McPhilamy told reporters at the scene that police received conflicting reports about what the suspect looked like and what direction they ran, which led to a large police response in the area. He later confirmed the suspect was about 6 feet tall and was seen fleeing the complex after the gunfire.
“Responding officers and deputies utilized K-9s as well as various technology to gather initial evidence and work to identify a suspect,” McPhilamy said late Wednesday afternoon. “We are still actively pursuing tips and evidence and are not releasing any additional information about the suspect.”
The shooting was likely not a random act of violence, he said, adding that investigators do not believe there is a danger to the public.
Officers with the Cobb County and Smyrna police departments are assisting in the search.
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