UPDATE: Body Found In Columbus Identified

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Investigators release the name of a man found dead outside a north Columbus home early this morning.

Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant says 26 year-old Benjamin Wells of Columbus was found in the 700 block of Waterworks Road.

Columbus police say Wells was found about 3 AM.

Merchant says foul play is not suspected, at this time.