Police investigate suspicious death after body found in Henry County woods

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Henry County Police spent Tuesday investigating a suspicious death.

A man’s body was found in the woods just off Highland Drive at Highway 42 in Stockbridge, according to police. Investigators said the body was covered with a sheet or tarp.

Police are canvassing the neighborhood, speaking to residents to try to see if they have seen anything.

An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death.

The name of the man has not yet been released.