Former Wildcat dies at Fort Valley State
VALDOSTA — A student from Valdosta died Tuesday night at Fort Valley State University in Peach County, the county's coroner said. Maleek Carter, a ...
VALDOSTA — A student from Valdosta died Tuesday night at Fort Valley State University in Peach County, the county's coroner said. Maleek Carter, a 21-year-old student at Fort Valley State, was found dead in his dorm room bed by a roommate Tuesday night, Peach County Coroner Kerry Rooks said. He was declared dead at 8:10 p.m., Rooks said. There were no signs of foul play but Carter's body was taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for an autopsy, the coroner said. Carter was a 2020 graduate of Valdosta High School and played for the VHS Wildcats football team, said Jennifer Steedley, school spokeswoman.