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Walter Minton

Death by Force
Case Description
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On December 10, 2019, Walter Thurman Minton, a 41-year-old white male from Mountain View, NC, was found shot to death behind a home on Springs Pointe Drive in Stony Point, Alexander County. Deputies arrived at the scene around 12:32 PM after receiving a call about the shooting. Minton was discovered lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect, Joshua Lee Branch, a 39-year-old male from Stony Point, was found at the scene ...Read More
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  • https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/homicide-investigation-underway-after-man-shot-killed-in-alexander-county/1017376104
  • Murder Victim Identified | Go Foothills
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    Victim Details

    Walter Minton

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Stony-point

    NC

    2019-12-10

    41

    Walter

    Minton

    11/07/2025

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