Tekelia Calloway id'd as woman found dead in creek near DeKalb County high school

Jul 1, 2017 - 18:06
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Tekelia Calloway id'd as woman found dead in creek near DeKalb County high school
Tekelia Calloway

The body of a woman found in a creek near a DeKalb County high school has been identified as Tekelia Calloway, 35, according to the DeKalb County police.

Police say Calloway was found face down in a creek around 5:30 p.m. on Fieldgreen Drive, in a neighborhood near Redan High School.

A father and his sons walking in a wooded area found the body and called 911.

Police say Calloway had been shot and they're treating the investigation as a homicide.

It is unclear how long she had been in the creek.

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