The Clayton County Police Department has reported the discovery of Jiare Schneider, a 31-year-old from Georgia, whose body was located in a vehicle shortly after he was last seen. He had disappeared 10 days prior.
The circumstances surrounding Schneider’s death are still being investigated. His body was discovered in a car that had collided with a tree.
Authorities found the vehicle off Brown Road in Jonesboro, Georgia, just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26.
Schneider was last known to be traveling on the same road where the crash occurred, having gone missing on November 15.
Clayton County Police Department spokesperson Lt. Ricky Porter stated: “Our officers received a call from friends and family of Jiare Schneider, who’s been missing from Forest Park.”
According to the police: “Preliminary investigation suggests the vehicle traveled westbound across Brown Road, through overgrowth and into a tree at the rear of the property.
“We did find the vehicle deep in the woodlice, which indicates there was a fast speed approaching the intersection.”
The exact cause of Schneider’s death remains unconfirmed as the investigation continues.
One of his acquaintances said: “This morning, a group of us gathered, and we came out here, and we went to the woods … and there he was. We knew when he disappeared that something was up.
“We were searching more toward around that content house he was last seen at. We never got to come this way because it was blocked off by construction.
“His son, that’s all we can think about … his son.”
The search effort employed Schneider’s cellphone location data to pinpoint the area.
As reported by Fox 5 Atlanta, the wooded location is several hundred yards from a ‘content house’ that Schneider was believed to have visited before his death.
Jasnique Oliver, Schneider’s sister, shared with local media that her brother’s failure to contact his son for several days was unusual behavior for him.
On November 25, the Clayton County Police Department used social media to alert the public about Schneider’s disappearance, hoping for community tips.
A Facebook post detailed: “We, along with neighboring departments, are assisting Forest Park City Police in their efforts.
“Jiare was last seen wearing a black sweater, and long black pants. He has full sleeve tattoos, and his hair styled in dreads. If you have seen Jiare or have any information about his whereabouts, please contact the Forest Park City Police Department or call 911 immediately.”