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Man found dead of gunshot wound to head at Edgecombe County business

A man was found dead of a gunshot wound Saturday afternoon in Edgecombe County.
Posted 2020-05-17T02:29:07+00:00 - Updated 2020-05-17T02:29:07+00:00
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A man was found dead of a gunshot wound Saturday afternoon in Edgecombe County.

The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office said they were called to Bob's Fuel in Conetoe, near Tarboro, for a person who had been shot. When they arrived, they found a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head. He was rushed by EMS to a local hospital, where he died.

The name of the man has not been released as investigators continue to look into what happened and collect evidence. Anyone with information is asked to call the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office at (252) 641-7911.

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