RICHMOND, Va. -- An investigation is underway after a man's body was found in an alley Saturday not far from a Near West End school, according to police.
Richmond Police were called to the 4500 block of Hanover Avenue for the report of a person down just before 11:55 a.m. That is in the Colonial Place neighborhood which is not far from Mary Munford Elementary School.
When officers arrived, they found a man in the alley who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett that the body was found in a supercan trash can.
"The Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death," police wrote.
No additional details were available at last check.
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