DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – An 18-year-old found dead in the rural Rosinville community has been identified, according to the Dorchester County Coroner’s Office.

Antwon Javice Carmichael of Orangeburg was found beside White House Pond Road on Sunday, Aug. 3, around 10 a.m. Deputies responded to the location for reports of a suspicious package, but found what they described as a "discarded body."

The Dorchester County Coroner’s Office arrived and pronounced Mr. Carmichael deceased around 1 p.m.

An official time of death for Mr. Carmichael has not yet been determined.

The sheriff’s office and the coroner’s office are investigating this case, and determined that Carmichael is a homicide victim.

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