Man found hanging from South Church Street Bridge Tuesday

Nov 15, 2016 at 08:53 am by bryan


A white male who was said to be in his late 40's was found hanging from the South Church Street bridge over the west bound lane of I-24 Tuesday morning (6:30AM). Murfreesboro Police Sgt. Kyle Evans confirmed the individual is believed to have committed suicide.

Further details have yet to be released.

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