GARY, WV – Gary City Police Officer S. P. “Pat” McKinney was dispatched to the home of George Pinter, 60, in Gary on Wednesday after a neighbor found Mr. Pinter laying in his front doorway.

Jan Care EMS responded and it was determined that Pinter had passed away sometime before noon.

“Unattended medical deaths are usually not released,” said McKinney. “But to spare the family thoughtless inquiries and social media rumors, myself and Mayor Larry Hairston decided to clarify this death was in no way coronavirus related.”