WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The body of a teenage boy was discovered Tuesday night in Winston-Salem. Police said they are investigating the boy's death as a homicide.
Winston-Salem police responded to reports of a body in a grassy area in the 1200 block of East 29th Street around 11 p.m.
Officers identified the body as 17-year-old Terrence Mason.
School officials said Mason was a student at Main Street Academy.
This investigation is ongoing.
This is the 24th homicide in Winston-Salem this year.
Anyone with any information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700.
