State police to investigate homicide of Fulton County Sheriff’s Office employee

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(Kristy Marie Taylor)

The shooting death of a Fulton County Sheriff’s Office employee is being investigated as a homicide. According to the Arkansas State Police, 57-year-old Kristy Marie Taylor was found dead around 6 Saturday evening in the driveway of her residence southwest of Salem on Fawn Wood Road.

Special agents of the state police’s Criminal Investigation Division have been requested by Fulton County authorities to handle the investigation. Taylor’s body has been transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory in Little Rock. The state medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of death and possibly provide evidence to indicate when Taylor was shot.

Taylor had worked at the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office for a number of years and also drove a bus for the Viola School District.

No other details have been released.

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