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Man shot, killed at Putnam County waste management facility

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Posted at 6:34 PM, Feb 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-21 11:25:56-05

MONTEREY, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man was found shot to death at a waste management facility in Monterey Saturday afternoon.

Officers responded to a shooting call at the Putnam County-owned facility on Old Walton Road around 2:30 p.m. They found the man, identified as 59-year-old Jimmy Doc Gibson, dead.

The sheriff's office says the case is under investigation as a homicide. A person-of-interest was questioned.