Walking To Work, Man Finds Body Hanging From Tree In Saint Paul

SAINT PAUL, MN — Disturbing photos of a man hanging from a tree in Indian Mounds Park in Saint Paul were shared online, prompting police to go public with the incident Tuesday.

Officers were dispatched to the park at about 5:40 a.m. after a man was found by a passerby on his way to work. Police located the man and called Saint Paul Fire medics to the scene.

"Sadly, there was nothing they could do," police said on Facebook. The Ramsey County medical examiner took possession of the man's body and has ruled the cause of death to be suicide.

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"These types of cases are difficult for everyone--people who loved the man, the community and our officers. We're keeping all in our thoughts and prayers," police added.

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