Partially decomposed body found in car outside Hall County strip mall

A man's body was found in the backseat of a car parked outside this strip shopping mall on Brown's Bridge Road in Hall County. (Source: Google Maps)

Authorities are investigating after a body was discovered inside a parked car on Brown’s Bridge Road in Hall County.

Around 11 a.m. Sunday, July 20, Hall County sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call about a suspicious vehicle at the Exxon Food Mart shopping center, located at 5201 Browns Bridge Road. When deputies arrived, they found a 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 parked outside a barbershop in the shopping area.

Upon opening the vehicle’s rear door, deputies discovered the partially decomposed body of an adult male in the back seat.

Criminal investigators were called to the scene. According to the sheriff’s office, there are no immediate signs of foul play. The body has been sent to the Dekalb County Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and identification.