State police: Man killed trying to steal copper in Harlan County

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CUMBERLAND, Ky. (WATE) – Kentucky State Police say a Cumberland man who was trying to steal copper was found dead on top of a building Friday morning.

Officers found Brandon O'Neil Hall, 20, at 8:40 a.m. on top of the old Big Lots building in Cumberland.

Police say Hall was trying to steal the copper wiring that supplied electricity to the building when it was in operation.

Hall was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was sent to the state Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.

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