Body found in Summerville-area home; Dorchester deputies investigating

  • Posted: Friday, April 6, 2012 1:16 p.m.
    UPDATED: Friday, April 6, 2012 6:53 p.m.
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Police arrive at Hope Drive near Summerville where a body was found this morning.

Deputies in Dorchester County are investigating the death of a Hope Drive resident near Summerville.

The sheriff’s office received a call around 11:30 this morning about a resident found dead in the home at 107 Hope Drive.

Lt. Tony Phinney of the sheriff’s office says deputies are investigating a “suspicious death.”

Authorities said the case appears to be a homicide and that a window in the home was broken.

No further information was available.

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