Wake County

Body of man found at Dorothea Dix Park trail near South Saunders Street, police say

This is a breaking news story and will continue to be updated as information becomes available.
This is a breaking news story and will continue to be updated as information becomes available.

Police are investigating the body of a man found Tuesday near the Rocky Branch Greenway jogging trail in Raleigh as an apparent suicide the Raleigh Police Department said.

Police responded to the call of a suspicious death around 8:06 a.m. in the 900 block of South Saunders Street, police spokesperson Lt. Jason Borneo said in an email.

The site where the body was found is near the intersection of Umstead Drive and Lake Wheeler Road at Dorothea Dix Park.

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Aaron Sánchez-Guerra
The News & Observer
Aaron Sánchez-Guerra is a breaking news reporter for The News & Observer and previously covered business and real estate for the paper. His background includes reporting for WLRN Public Media in Miami and as a freelance journalist in Raleigh and Charlotte covering Latino communities. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University, a native Spanish speaker and was born in Mexico. You can follow his work on Twitter at @aaronsguerra.
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