Update:
The City of Cedartown provided the following press release about the late night shooting on Monday on Central Street.
Cedartown, Ga. – May 11, 2021– The Cedartown Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are working an investigation surrounding a suspected shooting death on Central Street.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. on May 10, Cedartown Police responded to Central Street. Upon arrival, officers found an individual lying on the sidewalk, dead from an apparent gunshot wound. The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Demetrious Brown.
Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome said the investigators currently have no firm leads, and asked anyone with information regarding Brown’s death, to please call 911 or the CPD office number at 770-748-4123.
Newsome said Brown’s body is being sent to the GBI Crime Lab for further examination.
Previously posted:
A man is dead and police are seeking additional information on suspects this morning after an overnight shooting in Cedartown.
Police Chief Jamie Newsome said that Demetrious Brown, 38, died on the scene from a gunshot wound around 11:30 p.m. on Monday night near the intersection of Central and Rock streets.
Cedartown Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are working the case together, but as of yet have no firm suspect or suspects.
Anyone with information is encouraged to immediately call 911 or the Cedartown Police non-emergency number at 770-748-4123 to provide details that may lead to an arrest of a suspect or suspects in the case.
Officials spent hours on the scene overnight collecting evidence and information, but as of yet had no leads into who committed the crime.
Polk County Coroner Norman Smith said Brown’s body is being taken to the GBI Crime Lab for further autopsy.
Check back for additional updates as they become available.
