Authorities identify body discovered at entrance to subdivision in Butts County

A body was found at the entrance of a subdivision off of Ga. 36 in Butts County on Friday morning.

“We are currently investigating a homicide that appears to have been brought in off of Interstate 75,” the Butts County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook. “While the case is still being investigated, it does not appear to have any connections with the Jackson Glen Subdivision.”

The GBI, which processed the crime scene, is working with Butts County sheriff’s investigators.

GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said in a tweet the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

A passerby saw the body and called 911 at 6:13 a.m., said Butts County sheriff’s Maj. Jeff Nix.

The victim was identified Friday night as Curtis Pitts, 31, of Cartersville.

A cash reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the killing, according to an additional agency Facebook post.

An autopsy at a GBI crime lab is pending.

The subdivision is within two miles of the interstate.

In late December 2017, human bones were found in a suitcase along Interstate 75 in Butts County by a motorist searching for a tire he had lost earlier on the interstate near the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison.

Anyone with any information that could assist Butts County investigators and the GBI with Friday’s incident is asked to contact investigators at 770-775-8216.

This story was originally published September 21, 2018 at 12:46 PM.