YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Update, Feb. 16: According to Trooper James T. Grothey, the body of 17-year-old J. Carson Capik was found in Chanceford Township.
Police have stated that Capik's death was a suspected suicide.
The Red Lion Area Senior High School released a statement regarding Capik's death. Members of the Crisis Response Team were available at the school as well as counseling services.
"Please keep Carson's family in your thoughts," the school said in a statement.
Previously: Police in York County are searching for a teenager who never returned home from a school function on Feb. 14.
J Carson Capik, 17, of Windsor Township, was last seen by his mother before he left for school that day, the York County Regional Police Department said.
According to officers, he contacted his parents around 2 p.m. on Feb. 14, but his phone has been shut off since then.
Capik is 5 foot 7 and 130 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He attends Red Lion Senior High School and drives a 2011 black Honda Fit with Pennsylvania registration LYR6328.
Police ask anyone who sees the teen or his vehicle to call 911 immediately. York County Regional Police can also be reached at (717) 741-1259.
