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Williamson police investigating “homicide”

By Jennifer Smith 

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Police in Williamson are investigating the death of a man found near the flood wall Sunday morning.

A passerby discovered George Scott Poole, 30, lying near the walkway below the flood wall next to Court Street.

Investigators aren’t sure of the cause of death. Right now they’re treating it as a homicide.





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