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Police investigating death of Greenville business owner

Police are investigating the death of a Greenville business owner whose body was found outside his office.

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GREENVILLE, N.C. — Police are investigating the death of a Greenville business owner whose body was found outside his office.

Multiple media outlets reported that 59-year-old Walter Clay Malloy was found dead Saturday morning. Investigators would not say how Malloy died. His body was found inside a fenced area behind Clay’s Wrecker Service at 2016 Chestnut St.

Malloy’s son, Clay Jr., told WCTI-TV in New Bern that his father was a helpful man who cared about his customers.

WCTI reported that the business had not been broken into or robbed.

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