UPDATED: Body Found In Gateway Parking Lot

Police found a man's partially decomposed body in a pickup truck in the Gateway parking lot on Route 1 Saturday afternoon after an employee at Supercuts reported that the vehicle had been sitting in the lot unattended for several days.

"The car's been here for at least two weeks," said Lizz DeNuccio, an employee at the across the parking lot. "It's the only car in the parking lot when we leave at night."

According to North Kingstown Police Chief Thomas Mulligan, the black Ford pickup truck is registered to a man in Cranston. Police are unsure if he is the man found in the car, but believe he is approximately 40 years old. Mulligan said the car's registered owner has a history of alcohol abuse.

DeNuccio called officers around 2 p.m. Saturday after co-worker April Mooney saw the body lying down in the backseat of the car.

"I looked in the window, saw the body, and ran back inside," said Mooney.

On-lookers reported a foul odor as authorities removed the body for transport to the medical examiner's office. The investigation is ongoing, but police do not initially expect foul play.

At this time, it appears there was no missing persons report filed for the man in the truck. The positive identity of the man and notification to his next of kin are pending a medical examination.

Check back to Northkingstown.Patch.com for more details as they become available.