'Just a really nice guy': Paulding County man dead, gunman on the run Man gunned down in front of Paulding County apartments A man was gunned down outside of a Paulding County apartment complex and deputies are searching for his killer. PAULDING COUNTY, Ga - Paulding County Sheriff's investigators are searching for the person who shot and killed a man just outside his apartment. The murder happened just before dawn Friday morning. "It was around 5:25 this morning, I heard 'Pow! Pow! Pow!' I thought it was my neighbor, he likes to shoot off fireworks. The next thing I know, cops are everywhere," said one man who lives nearby.