DeKalb police were investigating a man’s body found on June 15 on property that had been occupied by a nursery on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven. An employee of a nearby tire company reported seeing the body, police said. Police thought the man died during the night. “We’re investigating whether it’s a homicide or a suicide,” said a DeKalb police sergeant.

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