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Landscaping crew finds man dead behind northwest Miami-Dade church
A landscaping crew reported a strong odor near Peaceful Zion Missionary Baptist Church, where deputies found an adult man dead Friday morning. Homicide detectives are investigating, but authorities have not determined how he died or released his identity.
A man was found dead Friday morning in a lot behind Peaceful Zion Missionary Baptist Church in northwest Miami-Dade after a nearby landscaping crew noticed a strong odor, authorities said.
Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputies responded shortly before 9 a.m. near Northwest 24th Avenue and Northwest 68th Street to a report of a sick or injured person. They found an adult man dead at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
A landscaping worker said the odor was noticeable from a distance. A crew member later approached the area and saw the man’s hands protruding from a bush.
Sheriff’s homicide detectives and crime scene investigators examined the lot Friday afternoon as deputies secured the area with crime scene tape. Authorities have classified the case as an unclassified death investigation; they have not said whether the death was a homicide or disclosed other details about the circumstances.
The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to determine the cause and manner of death. The man’s identity has not been released, and the investigation is ongoing.