TRENTON, SC (WRDW / WAGT) – A man was found dead next to Katie Lane in Trenton, South Carolina.
Aiken County deputies responded to a call at around 5:28 pm with reference to reports of a deceased person found.
When the officers arrived at the scene, the 9-1-1 caller took them to a location on Katie Lane, between Sunny Brook and Wiggins Way, where a body was found near a pile of trash.
The deputies say the body was that of a white man. The coroner’s office later identified the man as Tommy L. Hoover, of North Augusta, 68. His body was found covered with canvas. Investigators believe his body has been there for the past few days.
His body will be autopsied at Newberry tomorrow to determine the cause of death.
Investigators and the Aiken County Coroner Office were called to the scene to investigate this suspected death.
Details remain limited at this time.
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