Death investigation underway in Pittsylvania Co.

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PITTSYLVANIA CO. (WSLS 10) A death investigation is underway in Pittsylvania County. The Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office says Monday around 7:00 p.m. deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 13000 block of Franklin Turnpike in Pittsylvania County regarding the discovery made by a resident of a deceased body.

Deputies arrived to find the deceased body of a male individual. Investigators were called to the location, interviewed witnesses and collected evidence for further analysis.

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The body, which has not yet been positively identified, was transported to the Medical Examiner's office in Roanoke, Virginia where a cause and manner of death will be determined. The Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding this death.