The Leitchfield Police Department is conducting a death investigation.
LPD Detective Kevin Smith said Leitchfield police are currently conducting a death investigation after a male was found deceased at a West Walnut Street residence late Wednesday afternoon.
The identity of the decedent, who was pronounced dead by the Grayson County Coroner’s Office, has not been released. The body has been transported to the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville for autopsy.
Smith added that Kentucky State Police is assisting in the investigation.
Late Wednesday afternoon and into Wednesday night, Leitchfield police blocked traffic on West Walnut Street and a section of Sunbeam Road as Smith and state police began their investigation. Crime scene tape was put up from the residence where the body was found to the roadway as LPD diverted traffic around the scene.
In what could be a related incident, according to multiple sources, the decedent arrived on foot at T & T Construction, at 4735 Lilac Road, Wednesday morning at approximately 10:00, about seven-and-a-half hours before he was found deceased. He was wearing shorts and a shirt with no socks or shoes on and was “soaking wet.” The temperature at the time was about 38 degrees.
The man had a large gash in is head with his head was covered in blood, sources said. He said he was looking for ponds to swim in and was walking to the Leitchfield Water Treatment Plant, in the 3200 block of Lewis School Road, just over three miles from T & T Construction.
Grayson County EMS and Leitchfield police were summoned to the scene, with the man entering the ambulance under his own power. It’s unclear at this point what type of treatment the man received.
K105 will have more information on this developing story as it becomes available.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
