Police say they are investigating the suspicious death of a person found Friday morning in a southeast Salem lot.
Officers found the body around 10 a.m. Friday in a vacant lot in the 3000 block of Southeast Lancaster Drive today, the Salem Police Department said in a news release.
The statement provided no details about the person or their death.
Police said an autopsy by the Oregon State Medical Examiner that would determine the person’s cause of death is still pending.
“In the meantime, detectives are working to determine the identity of the individual and treating the investigation as a suspicious death. No other information is available for release,” according to the statement.
Correction: This story and map were updated to reflect that the person was found in southeast Salem, not northeast Salem. Salem Reporter apologizes for the error.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
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Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
