A Lowgap man was apparently stabbed to death Saturday on the front porch of his home, according to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office.
Levy Joe Haynes, 26, was found dead on a porch by deputies responding to a reported stabbing at 390 Big Oak Lane in Lowgap.
According to a written statement issued after 5 p.m. Monday, “witnesses indicated that Haynes had been in an ongoing confrontation throughout the day with a female at the residence.”
Sheriff Graham Atkinson said the incident is considered “a stabbing death.”
“We don’t know if we have a crime,” he said. “We are continuing the investigation to determine the sequence of events that led to the death of Mr. Haynes.”
Atkinson said Haynes resided in a cabin located behind the main residence on the property, and several people inside the main property heard a commotion on the porch, calling 9-1-1 shortly after 4 p.m.
The witnesses are cooperating with authorities, said Atkinson, noting that an autopsy was performed at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on Monday.
The sheriff said that a kitchen knife that looked to be “a pretty good sized knife” was recovered at the scene, but declined to release any additional information.
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