The search continues for a suspect in Thursday's shooting death of a Washington County man.

Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks says detectives found 42 year old Patrick Arnold dead in his Bells Run home in Newport early Thursday evening.

Mincks says Arnold died from a gunshot wound.

The Sheriff's Department and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are examining the crime.

Arnold's body has been sent to Montgomery County for an autopsy.

Detectives are interviewing various people. As of 11:00 am Friday, no arrest had been made.