The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a possible homicide after a body was discovered over the weekend, officials said.

Lincoln County authorities launch a homicide investigation after finding a 16-year-old boy dead on the side of Whitehouse Drive.

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A 16-year-old boy was found dead over the side of the road in Lincolnton, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say the body was found dead on the side of Whitehouse Drive. This is being treated as a possible homicide investigation.

Detectives say they are investigating after a 16-year-old boy was found dead on the side of the road in Lincolnton.

A 16-year-old boy was found dead on the side of a Lincoln County road Monday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. The teenager was located on Monday, Dec. 16 along Whitehouse Drive off Maiden Highway in Lincolnton,

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported on Facebook that Interstate 29 and other roads are slippery in parts of the county, ice and other weather are causing problems. The sheriff’s office reported a jack-knifed semi north of the Canton exit.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a possible homicide after a body was discovered over the weekend, officials said.

The death of a 16-year-old boy whose body was found on the side of the road is being investigated as a possible homicide, deputies said. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said Monday that it's investigating a possible homicide after the teen's body was found on the side of Whitehouse Drive in Lincolnton.