A man was found shot to death in the middle of a DeKalb County road early Thursday morning, according to officials.

DeKalb police were called around 4 a.m. to an area on Warriors Path near its bridge over the South River. The scene is not far from Flat Shoals Road.

When officers arrived, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and his identity was not released.

Crime scene investigators blanketed the area and documented evidence throughout the morning.

Police have not released any other details about the victim or the circumstances of the case.

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