Fatal Dothan Shooting Claims Life of Cherished Father Bowen — Obituary and Tribute

 Following a man found shot dead inside a vehicle near a local hotel on Wednesday morning, a homicide investigation is ongoing in Dothan, Alabama.

The victim was named as 33-year-old Wesley Blake Bowen, a Rehobeth High School graduate and Dothan resident, according to Coroner Robert Byrd.

Major Will Glover of the Dothan Police Department (DPD) said Bowen's body was found in a truck partially sunk in a tiny body of water right in front of the DoubleTree hotel along Ross Clark Circle. Investigators had to take the automobile from the water so they might keep examining the scene.

According to police, the first 911 calls reporting a car in a wet ditch close to the hotel arrived around 9:55 a.m. Bowen was found dead inside the truck upon officer arrival.

Officials have verified they are aggressively seeking a suspect related to the incident. Though police have not provided more information at this moment, a person of interest has been apprehended. As they investigate Bowen's death, DPD has also made available a potential image connected to the inquiry.

The cause of death has not yet been made public. For an autopsy, Bowen's remains have been transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences; the findings will be very important in the current investigation.

Family, friends, and neighbors are grieving the death of a man known as a cherished son, father, companion, friend, and coworker as the inquiry goes on. Bowen was much valued by the people in his life, and his passing has many in shock. Those who knew him describe him as

Two people who were briefly held close Bojangles were soon set free upon questioning. Another person may have been arrested on Stonewood Drive off Fortner Street. Major Glover of the Dothan Police Department says, "One person of interest has been taken into custody, but no charges at this time."

As they try to bring clarity and fairness to the case, police are asking anybody with information relevant to the event to phone the Dothan Police Department.

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