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Body found along Beckley road identified

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Authorities have released the identity of a body found along a road Wednesday night.

The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department announced Terry Kennedy, Jr, 34 of Sprague, was found dead along Robert C. Byrd Drive.

Deputies said the body was found by a teenager walking through the area.

Kennedy’s remains have been sent to the state Medical Examiner’s Office to determine a cause of death.

No further details are available at this time.

This story will be updated.





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