BREAKING: Multiple Agencies Working Homicide Investigation After Body Found In Pickens, Co.

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – We now know the name of the man found dead in Pickens County, and several agencies are working to find out what happened.

Investigators say 52-year-old Henry Lee Easley’s body was found on County Road 53, near Bains Road, early Sunday, September 17.

Columbus Police were contacted that morning, and yesterday, September 20, they received a missing person’s report on Easley.

Family members tell police Easley went to a wedding in Caledonia on September 16 and was later dropped off in Columbus by a family member.

Pickens County Corner Chad Harless says Easley’s body had several gunshot wounds.

Law enforcement in Mississippi and Alabama are investigating what led to Easley’s death.

Anyone with information on what happened or if you saw Easley after 8 p.m. on the night of September 16, call the Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers or Columbus police.