As suspected, the man found dead almost three weeks ago in a small lake in Loganville is Alvin Ahmed, a man reported missing from his job.
The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identity Wednesday, saying DNA from Ahmed’s family was used to make the final confirmation. In addition, Gwinnett Police Department investigators said multiple pieces of information - in addition to the findings of the Medical Examiner’s Office - led them to confirm Ahmed died as the result of suicide.
Gwinnett PD released some new information in a press release Wednesday:
Phone Data: Ahmed’s family members were able to obtain data from his phone’s last automatic backup, which was provided to detectives. The phone data contained a note which indicated that Ahmed staged certain elements of the case to cast suspicion that he had been murdered. Included in the note were details of a story about an encounter with suspicious persons who asked about his car, watch and how much money he made. He relayed the same story to family members and coworkers days prior to his disappearance.
The same note contained the specific list of items he purchased from Publix on the night he went missing and details of how his car was left. Most importantly, police said, details about how he planned to turn off his watch and phone, discard them at the nearby Atmosphere Bar and Grill and continue on to Lake Carlton were included in the same note.
Security Video: Ahmed was seen on security video at three different locations on the night of July 16, the night he went missing. The first was at the Publix store at 9:14 p.m., just after Ahmed finished his shift and purchased the specific items from his list. At 10:06 p.m., a person matching Ahmed’s description was seen walking alone on a security camera at Atmosphere Bar and Grill at 540 Athens Highway in Loganville. Ahmed’s phone stopped communicating with the cell phone tower covering the area at the same time, indicating it had been turned off. At 10:30 p.m., a person matching Ahmed’s description was seen walking alone toward Lake Carlton on a security camera at a private residence on Lake Carlton Road.
Gwinnett investigators concluded the evidence in the case indicated Ahmed’s death was a suicide. They said there is no credible evidence that the case was a homicide.
