Man Found Dead in Columbus Identified

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- A man found dead on the bank of Luxapalila Creek has been identified.

Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant says Deondrey Montreal Hopkins, 35, of Columbus was found by a group riding ATV’s Sunday afternoon.

Hopkins was last seen around lunch time on Sunday.

Columbus investigators and the CPD Forensic Lab were all on scene, near the Waterworks Road bridge.

Merchant did not release a manner of death.

Investigators say Hopkins’ death is still under investigation.