| May 1, 2007 |
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| Man Found Dead After
Altercation |
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On Tuesday, May 2, 2007, at approximately 5:00 am the Burke
County Sheriff's Office responded to 3203 Cobb Hollow Drive in Morganton in
reference to a death. Deputies arrived and found the victim deceased outside
the residence.
Guillermo Jiminez Perez, 49, right, of 101-D Roper
St., was identified as the subject found deceased.
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| Investigators with the
Criminal Investigations Division, as well as Special Agents of the NC State
Bureau of Investigation responded to investigate and process the scene. During
the investigation, it was learned that the victim had supposedly been involved
in an altercation at his residence, sometime over the weekend, in which he was
assaulted. |
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| The victim allegedly
left walking from his place of employment on Monday, April 30, 2007. A friend
of the victim gave him a ride to a co-worker's residence on Cobb Hollow Drive.
The victim allegedly consumed alcohol while visiting the co-worker, and stayed
the night at the co-worker's residence. The victim was found deceased by the
co-worker around 5:00 am on Tuesday morning. |
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| An autopsy is scheduled
for Wednesday morning, May 2, 2007 at Baptist Hospital. The investigation is
continuing at this time. |
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