By Joe Earle
joeearle@reporternewspapers.net

Jose Ignacio Escobedo
Jose Ignacio Escobedo

Sandy Springs police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found early Saturday in a dumpster at a Sandy north Springs apartment complex.

Police identified the man as Jose Ignacio Escobedo, 34, of Norcross. He died from a gunshot wound to the head, police said.

His body was discovered early Saturday by a resident of the apartment complex, located at 501 Northridge Road, police said.

Escobedo was arrested in June on traffic charges, Sandy Springs police spokesman Lt. Keith Zgonc said.