Crime & Safety

Dead Body Found Under I-393 Bridge In Concord

Police are investigating an unattended death at a homeless camp on South Commercial Street on Sunday.

The I-393 bridge over South Commercial Street where a dead body was found on Oct. 24.
The I-393 bridge over South Commercial Street where a dead body was found on Oct. 24. (NEWS 603)

CONCORD, NH — Concord police are investigating the death of a man underneath the Interstate 393 bridge on South Commercial Street on Sunday.

Concord fire and rescue teams and police were sent to homeless camp underneath the bridge for a possible "code gray" call, indicating a dead person, at a little past 11 a.m.

About 10 minutes later, firefighters confirmed the man was a dead and cleared the scene. The man was found by two homeless women, according to police scanner chatter.

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According to Brian Hardy, a local photographer and scanner jockey, who was first to report the call, the area has been cleared of camps repeatedly by police in the past. He said the medical examiner was requested to the scene after the body was found.

The name of the man has not been officially released.

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