A man found near a Decatur shopping center in May 2014 was later identified as 49-year-old John Griffin. In the early morning hours on a Thursday, callers reported a body near businesses on South Hairston Road. DeKalb County officers located Griffin with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries.

Investigators noted Griffin had no personal effects at the scene — no wallet or driver’s license — and considered robbery as one possible motive while remaining open to other explanations. Detectives asked the public for help establishing how Griffin came to be at that location and who might be responsible.

If anyone has information about John Griffin’s movements that night or witnessed activity near South Hairston Road in May 2014, please share what is known with DeKalb County authorities.