VICTIM IDENTIFICATION RELEASED Drug Overdose Likely Cause of Huntington Death, State Police Say
Reported by: Jeff Morris
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Aug. 9, 2012 5:11 PM EDT
Updated: Aug. 10, 2012 3:32 PM EDT
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Huntington
, Cabell County
, West Virginia
State Police have identified the man whose body was found in a car in the parking lot of the Walmart on Route 60 in Huntington and say they believe he died of a drug overdose.
The body of Jinnie George, 37, was discovered about 3 p.m. Thursday, State Police said. Surveillance video shows the man had been in the car for more than 24 hours. A customer noticed the body and notified store employees, who called state troopers.
State Police said George just moved to the Huntington area and originally was from Logan. His body was sent to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.
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A man’s body was found in a car about 3 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Wal-mart on Route 60 in Huntington, an emergency dispatcher said.
Surveillance video shows the man had been in the car for more than 24 hours. A customer noticed the body and notified store employees, who called state troopers.
Troopers say the the person is a white man in his 30s, and they think he may be from the Logan area. Foul play is not suspected at this time.
The body will be taken to the state medical examiner's office. The man's name has not been released yet.
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