Police: Illicit narcotics sales may be factor in Scottsboro murder

Metro Police detectives say they are investigating the possibility that prescription painkillers were being sold out of the Scottsboro home where 58-year-old Rebecca Pruitt was found murdered Thursday.

Pruitt’s body was discovered by a family member inside her Bull Run Road home just before 10 a.m. Thursday, police said. She was seen outside her residence around 8:15 a.m.

Police said Pruitt died during a struggle inside her home.

Anyone with information about Pruitt’s murder is urged to contact North Precinct Investigations at 862-7901 or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.