A homicide investigation is underway after North Carolina deputies found two bodies with gunshot wounds amid a search for two missing Orange County teenagers, authorities said. A pair of men riding ATVs found the remains of a black man and a white woman around 3 a.m. Saturday, authorities said. “Through our ongoing investigation, we have information indicating that the two individuals located yesterday on Buckhorn Road are Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18,” Sheriff Charles Blackwood said in a statement. “Family members reported Lyric missing Saturday afternoon to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy filed a missing person report with the National Crime Information Center index (NCIC) at 3:44 p.m. The family of Devin Clark contacted the Mebane Police Department on Sunday with concerns about his whereabouts. An officer brought him into NCIC at approximately 1:42 p.m.” The sheriff previously said both victims appeared to be under the age of 20 and may have been killed in a possible homicide. SKELETAL FOUND IN NYC CONSTRUCTION SIDE ID’D AS ‘OCCUPY WALL STREET’ PROTESTER MISSING FOR DECADE Deputies recovered two bodies while searching for missing teenagers Lyric Woods and Devin Carter. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office) “Investigators are still awaiting a report from the medical examiner to confirm the identities of the victims,” Blackwood continued. “While we do not yet have that confirmation, in the absence of other missing persons matching the descriptions of the individuals located, the tragic but logical conclusion is increasingly clear. This loss is devastating to the families and friends of the victims, and in fact for the whole community”. The gruesome discovery comes as investigators search for Clarke and Larrick, who left the home on Friday and have not been seen since. Investigators described Lyric as a 9th grader at Cedar Ridge Middle School in Hillsborough. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office) MISSING GEORGIA MUM DEBBIE COLLIER FOUND DEAD AFTER SENDING MONEY TO HER DAUGHTER chilling text “As a parent, I can’t imagine how excruciating it is waiting to confirm the identity of the victims. However, the process is important and critical in leading us to the person or persons responsible for this horrific crime,” Blackwood said. earlier. “I ask for your patience as we, along with other investigative agencies, do the work necessary to seek justice for the victims and their families.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Anyone with information is asked to call Orange County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Keith Goodwin at (919) 245-2918. Investigators described Lyric as a 9th grader at Cedar Ridge Middle School in Hillsborough. They said Clark, of Mebane, attended Eastern Alamance High School. Michael Ruiz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @mikerreports
