Two found dead near Atterbury

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the deaths of two people, found this morning in the back of a pickup truck near Camp Atterbury.

Sheriff Doug Cox reports that a person deer watching near County Road 550S and Schoolhouse Road found the truck off the road with the two bodies in the back at about 7:12 a.m.

Cox said that authorities know the identities of the man and woman but their names are being withheld until their families can be notified. The pickup truck belonged to one of the victims.

The sheriff said there is no need for the public to be concerned and there is no search for a suspect.