Victim identified in death investigation

Jackson County authorities released details Thursday afternoon confirming Cheyenne N. Hair, 16, is the victim in a death investigation at 1127 Winder Hwy. in Jefferson.

Emergency medical services responded to the residence at 9:43 p.m. Wednesday and took Hair to Athens Regional Medical Center where she later died, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

The Jefferson Police Department, Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the sheriff's office are jointly investigating circumstances surrounding Hair's death.

Hair’s body has been taken to the GBI Crime Lab in Decatur for an autopsy.