HARLEYVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - The Dorchester County Coroner’s Office has identified the man they found dead near Harleyville Sunday morning.

Antwon Javice Carmichael, 18, of Orangeburg, was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 1 p.m. Coroner Paul Brouthers said the body was found beside the roadway in the Rosinville community.

Sheriff spokesman Steven Wright says deputies were called to the 100 block of White House Pond Road in response to a suspicious package on Sunday around 10 a.m.

Once deputies arrived, Wright says they found a discarded body.

Deputies deemed Carmichael to be a homicide victim.

Anyone with information that could help with the investigation is encouraged to call the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office at 843-832-0300. Anonymous tips can be submitted here .

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