Body Found In Napa Church Parking Lot

NAPA, CA — Police in Napa are investigating the death of a man whose body was found New Year's Day in a local church parking lot. Police and fire personnel were dispatched at 8:24 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1 to First United Methodist Church of Napa, 625 Randolph St., where a man was reportedly found unconscious, Lt. Brian Campagna stated in a news release.

Medical personnel also responded and pronounced the 55-year-old man deceased at the scene, Campagna said.

Napa Police Department detectives and forensic personnel are conducting an investigation into the death, the lieutenant said late Monday afternoon.

The decedent's identity was not immediately provided by Napa police and further information was not immediately available Tuesday morning.

Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone