Police are investigating the discovery of a body at a car wash Friday afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) - Police are investigating the discovery of a body at a car wash Friday afternoon.
Columbus police officers responded to the car wash on Highway 12 at approximately 1 p.m. about a body inside a car.
According to the police department, officers are treating the scene as a crime scene.
However, they believe the person may have taken their own life.
Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said more information will be available later.
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Hinds | 7823 | 176 |
| DeSoto | 6767 | 78 |
| Harrison | 4902 | 83 |
| Jackson | 4393 | 83 |
| Rankin | 3859 | 86 |
| Madison | 3757 | 93 |
| Lee | 3490 | 79 |
| Forrest | 2980 | 78 |
| Jones | 2853 | 84 |
| Washington | 2537 | 99 |
| Lafayette | 2440 | 42 |
| Lauderdale | 2398 | 134 |
| Lamar | 2190 | 38 |
| Bolivar | 1994 | 77 |
| Oktibbeha | 1976 | 54 |
| Neshoba | 1820 | 111 |
| Lowndes | 1755 | 62 |
| Panola | 1676 | 38 |
| Leflore | 1632 | 87 |
| Sunflower | 1588 | 49 |
| Warren | 1532 | 55 |
| Monroe | 1465 | 72 |
| Pontotoc | 1452 | 19 |
| Pike | 1372 | 56 |
| Lincoln | 1368 | 56 |
| Marshall | 1362 | 26 |
| Copiah | 1357 | 36 |
| Coahoma | 1240 | 36 |
| Scott | 1238 | 29 |
| Grenada | 1206 | 38 |
| Yazoo | 1199 | 33 |
| Simpson | 1195 | 49 |
| Union | 1160 | 25 |
| Leake | 1139 | 40 |
| Holmes | 1137 | 60 |
| Tate | 1136 | 39 |
| Itawamba | 1113 | 25 |
| Pearl River | 1105 | 59 |
| Adams | 1052 | 43 |
| Prentiss | 1029 | 19 |
| Wayne | 994 | 21 |
| Alcorn | 967 | 12 |
| George | 957 | 18 |
| Covington | 945 | 25 |
| Marion | 933 | 42 |
| Tippah | 865 | 21 |
| Newton | 849 | 27 |
| Chickasaw | 832 | 25 |
| Winston | 826 | 21 |
| Tallahatchie | 825 | 25 |
| Tishomingo | 797 | 41 |
| Hancock | 787 | 27 |
| Attala | 781 | 26 |
| Clarke | 727 | 50 |
| Clay | 684 | 21 |
| Jasper | 674 | 17 |
| Walthall | 633 | 27 |
| Calhoun | 618 | 12 |
| Noxubee | 596 | 17 |
| Smith | 585 | 16 |
| Claiborne | 534 | 16 |
| Montgomery | 531 | 23 |
| Tunica | 523 | 17 |
| Yalobusha | 513 | 14 |
| Lawrence | 504 | 14 |
| Perry | 484 | 23 |
| Carroll | 468 | 12 |
| Greene | 459 | 18 |
| Stone | 455 | 14 |
| Amite | 420 | 13 |
| Humphreys | 419 | 16 |
| Quitman | 417 | 6 |
| Jefferson Davis | 400 | 11 |
| Webster | 366 | 13 |
| Wilkinson | 331 | 20 |
| Kemper | 321 | 15 |
| Benton | 319 | 4 |
| Sharkey | 280 | 14 |
| Jefferson | 271 | 10 |
| Franklin | 237 | 3 |
| Choctaw | 203 | 6 |
| Issaquena | 106 | 4 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
| County | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 22720 | 374 |
| Mobile | 14405 | 314 |
| Tuscaloosa | 10066 | 137 |
| Montgomery | 9820 | 196 |
| Madison | 9078 | 94 |
| Shelby | 7153 | 61 |
| Lee | 6461 | 65 |
| Baldwin | 6443 | 69 |
| Marshall | 4310 | 48 |
| Calhoun | 4160 | 59 |
| Etowah | 4122 | 49 |
| Morgan | 4000 | 33 |
| Houston | 3655 | 32 |
| DeKalb | 3254 | 28 |
| Elmore | 3128 | 52 |
| St. Clair | 2838 | 42 |
| Limestone | 2736 | 30 |
| Walker | 2699 | 93 |
| Talladega | 2591 | 35 |
| Cullman | 2310 | 24 |
| Lauderdale | 2125 | 40 |
| Jackson | 2055 | 15 |
| Autauga | 2021 | 30 |
| Franklin | 2017 | 31 |
| Colbert | 1933 | 30 |
| Russell | 1905 | 3 |
| Blount | 1873 | 25 |
| Dallas | 1860 | 27 |
| Chilton | 1826 | 32 |
| Escambia | 1714 | 28 |
| Coffee | 1682 | 9 |
| Covington | 1666 | 29 |
| Dale | 1638 | 51 |
| Chambers | 1330 | 43 |
| Pike | 1313 | 13 |
| Tallapoosa | 1295 | 87 |
| Clarke | 1273 | 17 |
| Marion | 1050 | 29 |
| Butler | 998 | 40 |
| Barbour | 996 | 9 |
| Marengo | 982 | 22 |
| Winston | 906 | 13 |
| Geneva | 844 | 7 |
| Lawrence | 811 | 31 |
| Pickens | 811 | 17 |
| Randolph | 805 | 14 |
| Bibb | 801 | 14 |
| Hale | 748 | 30 |
| Cherokee | 723 | 14 |
| Clay | 722 | 12 |
| Lowndes | 702 | 28 |
| Henry | 638 | 6 |
| Bullock | 637 | 17 |
| Monroe | 636 | 10 |
| Washington | 623 | 12 |
| Crenshaw | 598 | 30 |
| Perry | 581 | 6 |
| Wilcox | 559 | 12 |
| Fayette | 557 | 13 |
| Conecuh | 556 | 13 |
| Cleburne | 532 | 7 |
| Macon | 530 | 20 |
| Sumter | 468 | 21 |
| Lamar | 459 | 5 |
| Choctaw | 387 | 12 |
| Greene | 340 | 16 |
| Coosa | 199 | 3 |
| Out of AL | 0 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
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