Man who came to walk at West Point Lake park found shot, killed, police say
LaGrange police are investigating a grisly discovery of an elderly man’s body at a park at West Point Lake.
LaGrange officers responded to 2786 Mooty Bridge Road (Sunny Point Access) of West Point Lake where they found a male subject suffering from gunshot wounds on Monday, August 28, 2023, at 8:00 A.M.
The male subject, later identified as 69-year/old Kenneth Stanley Dial, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Troup County Chief Deputy Coroner Amy Sheppard.
“The initial investigation determined that the victim had come to the park to walk earlier in the morning which was routine for him,” police say. “An acquaintance of Stanley who had also entered the park to walk located the victim just before 8:00 A.M. and called 911 for help.”
Witnesses in the area reported hearing gunshots in the general vicinity around 7:30 this morning.
This investigation is active and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the LaGrange Police Department at 706-883-2603 or Troup County Crime Stoppers at 706-812-1000.
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