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DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Police say multiple people have been interviewed to attempt to gain information related to this incident.

This is an ongoing investigation with the Dothan Police Department, and they ask that anyone who has information related to this incident please call the Dothan Police Department at 334-615-3000.

If you would like to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 334-793-7000. The Dothan Police Department will stringently guard and protect the identities of all those who wish to help in an anonymous capacity.

Friends of Blount say he worked for FedEx as a delivery driver, but that didn’t stop him from competing in fishing tournaments with his dad.

Photos of Robert Blount. Courtesy of friend Bobby Odom.

They also say Blount loved his family and loved to cheer on the Alabama Crimson Tide

“Robert was a good ole country boy, who would help you with anything you needed,” one friend says.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A Dothan man was found dead in his home early Sunday morning.

Houston County Coroner Robert Byrd identifies the victim as Robert Blount, 48, of Dothan.

Byrd says the cause of death appears to have been a gunshot wound, but Blount’s remains have been transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to determine the official cause of death.

The family has been notified and the Dothan Police Department is currently investigating this case as a murder investigation.

Stick with WDHN News as we continue to follow this case.