BASTROP, La. (AP) — Morehouse Parish Sheriff's deputies are investigating a possible homicide in Bastrop.

The News-Star reports (http://tnsne.ws/Xa4jsY ) that the body of 79-year-old Billy Wayne McCready was discovered around 9 a.m. Friday in a Bastrop residence. The cause of death has not been released.

Sheriff Mike Tubbs said the investigation is in the "extremely early" stages.

Officers have obtained search warrants for the home and McCready's vehicle.

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Information from: The News-Star, http://www.thenewsstar.com

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