The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death.
Around 11:16 a.m. Sunday, deputies responded to the 1200 block of Watkins Pond Road between Old Waynesboro Road and Highway 56. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies discovered the body of a black male lying just off the roadway, according to an email from Capt. Jimmy Wylds.
The Coroner’s Office was notified, and the body will be sent to the crime lab for an autopsy.
Wylds said investigators believe “that foul play was involved and this is being treated as a homicide.”
The victim has not been identified.
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