Coroner releases name of Elliott County homicide victim

ELLIOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man who officials say was the victim of a homicide has been identified.

The Elliott County Coroner’s Office says the victim is 44-year-old Clinton Dewayne Middleton, of Elliott County.

Middleton’s body was found in a vehicle on State Route 1555 in Elliott County on Thursday.

The coroner says an autopsy determined Middleton’s death was a homicide.

No other details were released.