Gainesville man charged in murder of woman found with 'numerous lacerations'

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - The Hall County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Gainesville man for the murder of a 63-year-old woman found with several cuts on her body.

Deputies arrested 33-year-old Marcus Alfredo Flores on Monday night for malice murder charges. 

Deputies were conducting a welfare check at 11:30 p.m. on Chicopee Street. Deputies found Anglea Shields dead inside a home with "numerous lacerations." The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an autopsy. 

The case is still under investigation, the sheriff's office said. 

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