Crime & Safety

Dead Body Found at Richmond Bus Stop

An autopsy has not yet been performed.

Police on Thursday found the body of a 34-year-old man at a bus stop in Richmond, a police sergeant said Friday.

There were no indications of foul play, Richmond police Sgt. Nicole Abetkov said.

A Contra Costa County coroner’s deputy identified the dead man as Craig Taylor, who has lived in various locations throughout the state.

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Officers were called around 7 p.m. to a bus stop in the 900 block of 23rd Street, Abetkov said. “We got there and it appeared he had been there for a little bit,” Abetkov said. “(He) was found sitting on a bus stop, unresponsive.”

There was no apparent criminal activity and nothing suspicious about the death, Abetkov said.

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As of Friday afternoon, a corner’s deputy said an autopsy had not yet been performed and deputies would investigate the cause of death.

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