Deputies Find Man Shot Dead on Porch

Deputies arrived at a home on Wednesday as part of an ongoing burglary investigation, but found a man dead on the front porch from a gunshot to the head.

Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to 229 Campground School Road to a follow up on a burglary that had previously occurred at another location, according to a release.

Detectives discovered the body of Alvin Lee Jenks, 38. Witnesses and those involved told investigators that Jenks and two other men had arrived at the home to confront another man.

Jenks had reportedly ignored the homeowner’s claims that the man he was looking for wasn’t there. As Jenks allegedly tried to bust in the front door, the homeowner shot several rounds from a rifle through the front door, according to investigators.

The other two men, who were armed with guns, fired back into the home in a loud exchange of gunfire before the two men fled the scene and left Jenks on the front porch.

If anyone has any information about the incident, they can call the Criminal Investigations Division of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office at 770-443-3015.