Suspicious death investigation underway after passerby finds body in St. Cloud

Officers are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death after a body was found in a vacant lot on Saturday.

According to the St. Cloud Police Department, a passerby found the body along 55th Avenue Southeast and officers arrived at the scene just after 8 p.m.

The deceased person has not yet been identified, however, police said he is a man believed to be in his 20s.

The official cause and manner of death are currently under investigation.

Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to call the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200, or the Tri-County CrimeStoppers at 1-800-255-1301, or submit information online.