Family is searching for answers after man found dead in vacant southwest Atlanta apartment

A local family is looking for clues into what happened in the moments before their loved one was found dead inside a vacant apartment in Southwest Atlanta.

They want to know how 37-year-old Raleigh Reese ended up at that apartment community in the Mechanicsville neighborhood of Atlanta.

Nekoma McClendon told Channel 2 Action News her family searched for days for her brother.

[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]

They showed photos of him all around parts of southwest Atlanta before his body was found inside the vacant apartment on Aug. 6 in Columbia Parkside Apartments.

“My thoughts are that someone harmed him, hurt him. Maybe more than one person I am not sure,” said McClendon.

Channel 2 Action News reviewed a copy of the incident report.

TRENDING STORIES:

• Rudy Giuliani has to turn over penthouse, personal property to GA election workers by end of today
• APD officer injured during standoff with barricaded gunman in Four Seasons building
• Teen driver nearly hit officer during street racing takeover in Gwinnett County

It noted that when homicide detectives arrived on the scene, “Mr. Raleigh Reese was found lying on the floor of the bedroom.”

They ruled that the death was not a homicide.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told Channel 2 Action News reporter Veronica Griffin Wednesday afternoon that the cause of death is still undetermined.

The family is hoping that more information is out there. They are hoping someone may have seen something that can help determine the exact cause of death.

“I am hoping maybe someone will come forward. Make [an] anonymous call to 911 to the police department,” said McClendon. “If you know something, heard something, just speak up. We are just asking for help.”

[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

©2024 Cox Media Group