Chris Caswell Post #1 — Electrocution
On Sept. 23, police were called to property of Norfolk Southern Railroad after a railroad worker found a deceased man on the west side of the property according to a police report filed by the Winston-Salem Police Department.
The body was found by a Norfolk Southern Railroad worker who was checking the tracks along the train yard. The worker found the deceased at the base of a utility poll, the police report says.
The report identifies the deceased as Johnnie Lee Reed, 59, and police believe the cause of death was electrocution after Reed attempted to remove copper wire from the utility poll after preliminary investigation. This conclusion was supported by the presence of wire cutters and other tools.
The Winston-Salem Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division continue to investigate with the help of the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Follow up questions:
What is the name of the worker who found the body?
What was his reaction?
What kind of security measures does Norfolk Southern have to prevent people from trespassing?
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