Woman found dead at home in Floyd County

Woman found dead at home in Floyd County
October 28, 2025

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Woman found dead at home in Floyd County

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WOWK) — A woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in a home in the McDowell area of Floyd County Thursday.

According to a press release from the Kentucky State Police, troopers responded to a call of an unresponsive female at a home on E Back Street. When troopers arrived they found 34-year-old Jill Howell of Prestonsburg had died from a gunshot wound.

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Howell was pronounced dead on scene by the Floyd County Coroner’s Office and taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

The shooting is still under investigation.

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