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Autopsy Ordered for Body of Young Man Found in Rochester Park
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Rochester Police investigators have ordered an autopsy for the body of a 20-year-old man found in a park in northwest Rochester Tuesday morning.
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Police Captain Casey Moilanen said there has not yet been an official cause of death, however the preliminary investigation indicates the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators believe the fatal shooting occurred about five hours before the man’s body was discovered.
Moilanen maintained there is no danger to the public. The man’s body was found leaning against a building near the ice rink at Manor Park shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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Responding officers recovered a firearm at the scene of the body discovery. The Rochester Police Department and Southern Minnesota Medical Examiner’s Office are continuing the investigation.
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