FORT PIERCE – Fort Pierce Police is investigating the case of a dead body found near the At Home Inn in the 7000 block of Okeechobee Road, Fort Pierce on Sept. 9, according to police reports.
At about 6:54 a.m., Sept. 9, officers received reports of an unresponsive man lying in the grass near a business.
Officers and St. Lucie County Fire-Rescue arrived and pronounced the man as dead.
The initial investigation revealed that a witness saw the man lying in the same area the previous night but the witness told officers that he believed the man was sleeping.
There were no obvious signs of foul play, according to police reports.
The body was turned over to the medical examiner’s office to determine the cause and manner of death.
Fort Pierce detectives are working to identify the man and the investigation remains active, according to police reports.