Elkhart officers find one person dead after responding to a welfare check

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. – Officers in Elkhart County found a person dead after responding to a welfare check on Friday.

The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 15000 block of CR 52 to conduct the welfare check around 2:53 p.m.

When they arrived, they found a person deceased and they secured the scene.

The investigation of the death is being handled by the Elkhart County Coroner’s Office and the Elkhart County Homicide Unit.

The name of the deceased has not been released at this time.

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