Update #1: (Norcross, Ga., Sept. 13, 2023) – The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office has provided a composite sketch of the unidentified subject. If anyone has any information of the identity of this subject, please contact the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office at 678.442.3160.

Original: (Norcross, Ga., Aug. 31, 2023) – The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office is requesting the public’s help in identifying remains of a Hispanic male recently found in Norcross.

On August 7, 2023, police officers from the Gwinnett County Police Department West Precinct responded to a suspicious activity call in the area of Live Oak Parkway in unincorporated Norcross. The caller stated construction workers had located a body at a new construction site. Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators, and Medical Examiner’s Office Investigators responded to the scene. The Medical Examiner’s Office transported the body to the Gwinnett County Morgue, and an autopsy was performed. The cause and manner of death are pending further investigation.  

 The deceased is a Hispanic male between 20 and 50 years of age. He is approximately 5 foot 2 inches to 5 foot 6 inches in height, weighs approximately 130 to 150 pounds. The male was wearing blue jeans which were sized 30x34, a grey GAP brand tank top, blue-red-white plaid pajama pants, a white metal beaded necklace, white socks with a lime green stripe on the foot, a black belt, and a tan or light brown Nike brand hoodie.

The male has a tattoo on his left forearm with the words “John 3:16” and a Rosary with a Cross. The right forearm has 2 nautical stars and the word “Maria” with wings.

If anyone has any information of the identity of this subject, please contact the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office at 678.442.3160.

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