Man Found Dead In SUV At Newport Transit Center Parking Lot

NEWPORT, MN — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has launched a homicide investigation after a man's body was found in the parking lot of the Newport Transit Center.

Just before 11:00 a.m., deputies received a report of an "unknown medical situation" at the transit center.

At the scene, deputies found a deceased man slumped over the driver’s seat of an SUV.

"The man’s death is being investigated as a homicide, however there is nothing at this time that indicates this was a random incident," the sheriff's office said in a news release.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting with the on-scene investigation. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the man's identity and cause of death.

Anyone with information on the death is asked to call Nicholas Sullivan at (651) 430-7884.