RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say the man found dead in a ditch in Pennington County is the apparent victim of a homicide.
A passerby called dispatchers Monday about 7 a.m. to report finding a body along Highway 16 near Rapid City.
Authorities say an autopsy found the manner of death is homicide.
Officials have identified the victim as 24-year-old Dhani Aronson of Rapid City.
The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, the Rapid City Police Department and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation are conducting a joint investigation.
No further information was available.