UPDATE Knox City Police Conducting Death Investigation

The Starke County Coroner’s Office, Knox City Police Department and the Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old male in Knox.

Officers and coroner’s personnel were called to residence Wednesday, February 2 in the 400 S. block of Main Street just before 10 a.m. CT where they found the victim in a driveway.

According to a press release from the Starke County Coroner’s Office, a full autopsy was performed with preliminary results indicating that it was an accidental death.  Final results are pending further investigation and toxicology testing.