Lawrence County Dispatch Center received a 911 call at 4:36pm on Sunday reporting a possible suicide in the 200 Block of East Walnut Street in Portia.

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies and Portia Fire responded to the scene.

Once the scene was secured, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office CID and the Lawrence County Coroner’s Office were both contacted.

The identity or cause of death was not released pending outcome of the investigation and notification of next of kin.