Marietta Man Carjacked, Killed In Atlanta: ICYMI

MARIETTA, GA -- A Marietta man was carjacked and fatally shot over the weekend in southwest Atlanta, according to news reports. The body of Martin Hvizda, 31, was found Sept. 16 on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, local media reported.

Atlanta police have no motive for the crime and have not said much about the case as details in the investigation remain sketchy. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

“The shooting appears to have been a result of a motor vehicle hijacking,” Atlanta police Officer Stephanie Brown told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. “And the unknown suspects fled the area in the victim’s vehicle.”

For more on this story, see the AJC.

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