ASHTON, W.Va. -- A body found on the side of the road in Ashton early Tuesday morning has started a homicide investigation in Mason County.

A neighbor discovered the body on Barton Chapel Road off Jerry's Run Road.

The Mason County Sheriff's Department believes the death is an isolated incident, but they are investigating it as a homicide. They would not release the victim's identity or how the victim died.

ASHTON, W.Va. -- A body found on the side of the road in Ashton early Tuesday morning has started a homicide investigation in Mason County.

A neighbor discovered the body on Barton Chapel Road off Jerry's Run Road.

The Mason County Sheriff's Department believes the death is an isolated incident, but they are investigating it as a homicide. They would not release the victim's identity or how the victim died.