Crime & Safety

Man Killed at Pilgrim's Pride Chicken Plant

Sheriff's deputies responded to an industrial accident Tueday.

A man was killed in an "industrial accident" at Canton's Pilgrim's Pride chicken plant on Tuesday, authorities said.

According to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and reported by 11 Alive News, deputies responded to an industrial accident call at the plant and discovered an unidentified man who was killed in the accident.

Authorities have not yet released the name of the victim or the nature of the accident.

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