Crime & Safety

Man Killed at East Cobb Apartment

Cobb police said the victim was found dead Thursday at the Lantern Ridge complex on Roswell Road.

are investigating the shooting death of a man at an East Cobb apartment complex Thursday afternoon. 

Cobb police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said officers were called to the , 1836 Roswell Rd., around 3 p.m. Thursday.

When they arrived at one of the units, they discovered the body of Adrian Thomas Coleman, 25, of Marietta, who died of an apparent gunshot wound, Pierce said.

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He said the likely culprits are two black men, one tall and thin and the other short with a medium build.

Police do not know the motive behind the slaying and ask that anyone with information call 770-499-3945.

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