Update: Β The 18-year-old has been identified as John Dakota Merriss. Β Investigation into the death is ongoing. Β
BOONE, N.C. — Police are investigating after two people brought a deceased man to a hospital in Boone. Β
Officials say the victim was an 18-year-old male who did not appear to have any obvious injuries. Β The man is not an App State student. Β
The people who brought the body to the hospital claimed to have found the man in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Robin Lane. Β
No other information has been released at this time.
