Teen’s body found under suspicious circumstances at Detroit area cemetery prompts investigation

The body of a missing 15-year-old boy was discovered this week at a Detroit cemetery under suspicious circumstances.

Lawrence Dowl, 15, was reported missing by his family on Wednesday after he did not return home, according to a report from affiliate FOX 2 Detroit.

Detroit and Michigan State Police joined the search Thursday before Dowl’s body was discovered at a local cemetery.

Detectives told WDIV Dowl was “wearing gloves and what we believe to be some kind of ski mask,” and the case is being investigated as a homicide.

A 15-year-old was found dead in a Detroit cemetery after being reported missing. (WJBK)

“We were told by a friend or supposed to be a friend, the person who was driving the car, that they dropped him and another boy off in this area and they took off walking,” Pullom said.

It is unclear if any suspects have been identified.

Dowl’s cause of death has not yet been released.

The Detroit Police Department did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.