The former neurosurgeon signals his White House bid is over as he pulls out of Thursday's debate in his hometown of Detroit.
Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has said he does not see a path forward after Super Tuesday's results, effectively ending his campaign.
The former neurosurgeon said he would make an announcement on Friday about the future of his 2016 bid for the White House.
Mr Carson said he would not attend
Thursday's Republican debate hosted by Fox News in his hometown of Detroit.
"I do not see a path forward for my campaign in light of last evening's Super Tuesday primary results," he said in a statement.
"However, this grassroots movement on behalf of 'We the People' will continue."
Though he did not suspend his campaign, his statement signals the death knell for a bid that once seemed filled with promise.
He was propelled to the lead in opinion polls last year only to steadily lose steam amid stumbles blamed on his political inexperience.
Mr Carson is due to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC on Friday.
His withdrawal would leave four candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for November's White House election.
Mr Carson's statement comes as Republican leaders scramble to derail the momentum of their own front runner, Donald Trump.
The party fears the pugnacious 69-year-old billionaire would be an electoral liability in an expected match-up against Democratic contender Hillary Clinton.
Amid the prospect that the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan could be led by a political newcomer who has called for Muslims to be banned from entering the US, some power brokers have even raised the option of forming a completely new party.
Republican leaders fear a Trump nomination could not only ruin their chances of recapturing the White House, but even cost them their control of Congress as undecided voters shun the party.
Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton won seven states apiece in Super Tuesday's contests, taking a big stride towards their respective parties' presidential nominations, which will be decided at conventions in July.
But while Democrats are increasingly rallying behind Mrs Clinton, the former Secretary of State, a crowded Republican race has left the party in disarray.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who won his first presidential state contest in liberal Minnesota on Tuesday, told Fox News the party would "never" unite behind Mr Trump.
The party's 2012 nominee, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, has scheduled a speech for Thursday about the state of the race.
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