The Richland County Coroner’s Office has identified the man found dead on the side of Bluff Road on Tuesday.

The man was identified Wednesday as Xavier Jackson, 22, of Columbia.

Travelers in the 3400 block of Bluff Road found Jackson laying on the side of the road Tuesday morning, the Columbia Police Department said on the social media site X in a post at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday. That’s a largely wooded area south of Interstate 77 and north of Atlas Road, near a cluster of industrial facilities and a sewage plant.

Columbia police investigators and the Richland County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene, the department said. No cause has been identified for Jackson’s death, but it is being investigated as suspicious, police said.

Information about Jackson’s death can be reported anonymously to S.C. Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (274-6372) or at SCCrimeStoppers.com.

This story was originally published October 8, 2024 at 1:48 PM.

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