Missing person found dead in MMC parking lot

A person who had been reported missing over the weekend in Anderson County was found dead inside a car in the parking lot of Methodist Medical Center on Sunday afternoon. The person, whose identity has not been made public, was reported missing to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators with the ACSD received information that the person could be in the vicinity of the hospital and asked Oak Ridge officers to check the parking lot. Shortly before 2 pm, Oak Ridge officers located the car in a parking lot at Methodist and found the missing person dead in the backseat. Authorities say that no additional information will be released at this time.