The decomposing remains of an unidentified man were yesterday morning discovered floating in a canal in South Sophia behind Meadow Brook Gardens with a bullet wound to the back of the head.
The discovery was made by someone passing the area around 6 am and the police were informed.
A resident told this newspaper that early Saturday morning, gunshots were heard but he did not go to investigate.
Police said in a press release yesterday that the male who is of African ancestry has a tattoo on the upper left forearm in the form of a cannabis leaf with the writing ‘Jah Bless”.
At the time of the find, the body was without a shirt and clad in red trunks and blue long pants. The man sported plaited hair and is about 5 feet 4 inches tall.
A gold chain and a cellular phone were among the items, police found in his pockets.
The body is at the Lyken’s Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem.
Anyone with information which may lead to the identification of the body is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 226-6026, 225-2661, 226-9122, 227-1270, 225-6941-3, 225-3052, 226-7065, 225-8196, 225-2227, 225-6411, or 911.
