Dalton Police identify shooting victim

62 year old shot in apartment early Thursday morning

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) – Dalton Police are now releasing the name of the man killed Thursday morning in a shooting.

62-year old Kenneth Ray Townsend was shot in an apartment on Selvidge Street just before 3 AM.

He was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds to his arm and chest but died shortly after arriving.

Police have made no arrests at this point.

If you have any information on the case, please contact Detective Jason Robinson at 706-278-9085, extension 9-180.