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.

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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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