Montgomery's First Murder of the Year

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By Heather VacLav

Story Created: Feb 4, 2012 at 1:08 PM CDT

Story Updated: Feb 6, 2012 at 4:01 PM CDT

The city of Montgomery’s first murder of 2012 occurred after an early morning altercation Saturday in a neighborhood near Bellingrath Park.

In a statement released Saturday, the Montgomery Police Department said police units responded to 101 N. Haardt Drive at approximately 4:17 a.m. in reference to a shooting. After arriving, they located the victim, 46-year old Gary Blackwell, of 141 Turner Place, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police say Blackwell was pronounced dead on the scene. They believe Blackwell was involved in an unknown type of altercation.

The investigation is ongoing and no other information is available at this time. CBS 8 is following this story and will have more details as they become available online and on CBS 8 News Weekend at 6:00 and 10:00pm.

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