SEALE, Ala. (AP) - A homicide investigation is underway in Alabama after church workers found the body of a man in a construction area behind their church.
Russell County Sheriff Heath Taylor says that the body was found behind Uchee Pines Seventh Day Advent in Seale. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Christopher Roper of Phenix City, Alabama, WTVM-TV reported
During a press conference, Taylor said the body had a gunshot wound. Taylor also reports that there does not appear to have been much of a struggle based on hand position, implying that he may have known his killer.
The victim’s body is being sent to the state pathologist for an autopsy.
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