No foul play suspected in Huntingburg death investigation

Huntingburg police say no foul play is suspected in the death of a Huntingburg man.

According to police, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at approximately 1:28 p.m., the Huntingburg Police Department was dispatched to 606 South Main Street for a welfare check.

Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male subject, later identified as Stanley Kepley III, lying on the front porch of the residence with severe injuries to his arm.

Officers immediately began life saving measures until Deaconess Memorial EMTs arrived on-scene and they took over. All life saving measures were exhausted and Stanley was declared deceased on scene.

There was no one else on scene prior to police arrival, and the injuries sustained are believed to be self-inflicted, police said.

Indiana State Police Crime Scene Investigators were called to process the scene. 

Immediate family of Stanley has been notified. 

Assisting on scene was the Huntingburg Fire Department, Dubois County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police Crime Scene Investigators, Deaconess Memorial Ambulance and EMTs and the Dubois County Coroner’s Office.

An autopsy is scheduled for May 23, 2025.

The Huntingburg Police Department would like to express its deepest condolences to the family of Stanley Kepley III. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this tragic time. 

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