JULY 11, 2022

The Arkansas State Police is investigating a Fulton County homicide that claimed the life of a 57 year-old local county sheriff’s department employee.

Kristy Marie Taylor was found dead in the driveway of her home at 3012 Farmwood Road southwest of Salem, Saturday (July 9^th) just before 6 PM.  Taylor was the victim of a gunshot wound.  Her body has been transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory where the state medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of death and possibly provide evidence to indicate when Taylor was shot.

Special Agents of the state police Criminal Investigation Division were contacted by Fulton County authorities requesting the investigation.