CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bob Ingram said late Friday afternoon that he would not speculate on the motive in the death of 66-year-old Wayne Alexander but he did confirm that there is a homicide investigation underway.

Alexander’s body was found by his ex-wife who said she went to check on him at his home on Craven Road Wednesday because of some physical problems he had.

The body was sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for an autopsy. Ingram said he has not received the results of that autopsy yet. “We don’t know the cause ore the motive yet, but we are looking at suspects,” he said.