ATLANTA — Atlanta Police are revealing new details in the death of a man whose body was found with a gunshot wound to the head near a Midtown industrial park.
On April 9, police found 45-year-old Xavier Thicklin along a train track and not far from an access road in the 1300 block of Plasters Avenue, just outside of Buckhead. Clues suggested there were several shots fired at Thicklin and he was hit at least once.
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Rail workers were the first to find Thicklin as they came to work Monday morning.
Police did not believe the incident was a suicide and homicide detectives responded to the scene. However, police did not know at the time if Thicklin died at the location or if he was left at the location after an incident elsewhere.
After an initial investigation, though, police were able to discover Thicklin was last seen getting into a vehicle at the Chevron station at 2195 Monroe Drive hours before his body was found. Investigators are now looking for any information about that vehicle or its occupants.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. A $2,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest.
