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Russell Co. Coroner’s Office: Man found dead after early morning shooting

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RUSSELL COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — A man was found dead after an early morning shooting, according to Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr.

Coroner Sumbry says 36-year-old Sammie Lee Pritchett, of Hurtsburo, was pronounced dead at 2:05 a.m. on Feb. 1 from multiple gunshot wounds.

Pritchett’s body will undergo an autopsy at the Alabama Department of Forensic Science in Montgomery, Alabama.

A homicide investigation is ongoing. WRBL News 3 will update this article with any new details as they become available.