GBI investigates death of a 17-year-old male

BLOOMINGDALE – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a 17-year-old male from Georgia.

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At the request of the Bloomingdale Police Department, GBI agents are investigating the death of Antonio Thornton Jr., age 17, of Loganville, Georgia.

The investigation shows that on December 14, 2025, at about 7:43 a.m., Chatham County 911 received a call reporting a body outside of the apartment complex at Magnolia Lane Apartments on US Hwy. 80 in Bloomingdale, Chatham County, Georgia. The Bloomingdale Police Department arrived on scene and discovered Thornton with a gunshot wound. Thornton was pronounced dead at the scene.

The body of Thornton will be taken to the GBI Crime Lab in Pooler, Georgia, for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death…

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