Crime & Safety
Portland Police Investigate How And Why Man Ended Up Dead In Car
Portland Police say that just before 12:30 Thursday morning, they found a man dead in a marked car. They want to know how he ended up there.
PORTLAND, OR – A man was found dead inside a car on the 13500 block of Southeast Division Street very early Thursday morning and Portland Police have some questions starting with was he killed in the die or did he die of natural causes?
Officers arrived at a parking lot on the block just before 12:30 on Thursday morning.
Dispatch told them that someone had called in to say that there was a dead person in a car.
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The officers and medical personnel confirmed that the person is dead and likely was an adult man.
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Homicide detectives took over the case at that point.
The name and exact cause of death will be released at a later time.
Detectives ask that if anyone has any information on the man or what happened to call the Police Bureau's non-emergency line at 503-823-3333.
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