ATLANTA — Police are investigating a body of a man that was found in a pickup truck near the corner of Metropolitan Parkway and Saint Johns Avenue in southwest Atlanta early Tuesday morning.
Atlanta Police Lt. Pete Malecki said officers were alerted to the Dodge Ram truck at about 5:15 a.m.
When they arrived, officers found the man in the rear seat of the truck, Malecki said.
According to Malecki, there were no obvious signs of injury on the man's body, and that he had been there for about 24 hours when they found him.
As a result, he said, the cause of his death will be determined by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.
It was apparent, Malecki said, that the truck had been driven off-road, from the amount of mud that was on the outside of the truck.
Investigators are asking that anyone who may have information about the truck or the man inside to contact Atlanta Police or to call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).
Anonymous tipsters may contact Crime Stoppers at crimestoppersatlanta.org.