Wrecker Service Owner Murdered

By: Import User

Updated: January 7, 2009

Little Rock police are investigating the shooting death of the owner of a wrecker service. Police identify the victim as 74-year old George Curtis, owner of George`s Wrecker Service. His body was found by his son around 9:30 Monday night. Mike Curtis says he saw his father earlier at around 8:20 as he was selling a car. When he returned, he found him lying dead on the floor with a gunshot wound to his side. The investigation is continuing.

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