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Police launch death investigation after body found in south Durham

Police launched a death investigation Sunday after they found a dead body around 10:30 a.m., police said.

The body was found near the intersection of N.C. 54 and N.C. 55, a Durham police watch commander said.

WRAL reported that the body was found near railroad tracks near a shopping center with a Big Lots and an AutoZone.

This story was originally published February 10, 2019 at 5:51 PM.

Virginia Bridges
The News & Observer
Virginia Bridges covers what is and isn’t working in North Carolina’s criminal justice system for The News & Observer’s and The Charlotte Observer’s investigation team. She has worked for newspapers for more than 20 years. The N.C. State Bar Association awarded her the Media & Law Award for Best Series in 2018, 2020 and 2025.
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