BEAVER, Ky. (WMDJ) — Kentucky State Police are investigating after a woman was found deceased Friday morning in the Beaver community of Floyd County.
According to a press release from KSP, Prestonsburg 911 contacted KSP Post 9 just after 11 a.m., requesting assistance with an unresponsive female on KY 979. When troopers arrived, they found 35-year-old Sarah Slone of Beaver deceased at the scene.
State Police say early findings indicate Slone suffered a fatal gunshot wound. The Floyd County Coroner’s Office responded and pronounced her deceased. Her body has been taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, as the investigation continues.
No further details have been released.






