Advisory
DATE: September 29, 2018
Shooting at 570 Hardage Farm Drive
Marietta Police Officers were dispatched to 570 Hardage Farm Drive at 4:31 this afternoon. The caller told 911 dispatchers that he had just entered his home and found his father had been shot and appeared deceased.
Officers arrived and discovered one adult male deceased inside the home. The victim has been identified as fifty-nine-year-old Douglas Wayne Attaway. The 911 caller has been identified as twenty-four-year-old Daniel Walden Attaway.
Detectives are beginning their investigation and no other information is available at this time. The Marietta Police Department would like to reassure local residents that initial indications suggest this was an isolated incident and there is no reason for concern.
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Murder suspect from Hardage Farm identified and in custody. Details here:
October 2, 2018 A few minutes ago, Marietta Police Detectives arrested twenty-four-year-old Daniel Walden Attaway for the murder of his father, fifty-nine-year-old Douglas Wayne Attaway. On September 29, 2018 Douglas Attaway was shot in the basement of his home and the incident was initially reported by his son, Daniel. The detailed investigation by Marietta Police detectives led to sufficient evidence to charge Daniel Attaway with the murder of his father. Daniel will be booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center later this evening, charged with: Murder (F), Aggravated Assault with the intent to murder (F) and Possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony (M). ### ****************** ORIGINAL RELEASE******************* |
Shooting at 570 Hardage Farm Drive
Marietta Police Officers were dispatched to 570 Hardage Farm Drive at 4:31 this afternoon. The caller told 911 dispatchers that he had just entered his home and found his father had been shot and appeared deceased.
Officers arrived and discovered one adult male deceased inside the home. The victim has been identified as fifty-nine-year-old Douglas Wayne Attaway. The 911 caller has been identified as twenty-four-year-old Daniel Walden Attaway.
Detectives are beginning their investigation and no other information is available at this time. The Marietta Police Department would like to reassure local residents that initial indications suggest this was an isolated incident and there is no reason for concern.
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Address/Location
Marietta Police Department
240 Lemon St NE
Marietta, GA 30060
Contact
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