Investigation underway into death of 13-year-old in Boone County

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Authorities in Boone County are investigating the death of a 13-year-old female in the Olvey community as a homicide. Boone County Sheriff Mike Moore says deputies were called to a residence off Olvey Road shortly after 5:30 Tuesday morning in regard to an unresponsive female. Deputies discovered the victim had died, and there was evidence at the scene indicating the death was the result of a homicide.

Sheriff Moore says the investigation is continuing, and the victim’s body has been sent to the state crime lab in Little Rock to determine the cause of death.

The name of the victim has not been released.

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