Ames Police found a 53-year-old man dead lying in an alley near a parking lot in the 700 block of Burnett Avenue Sunday morning, according to a news release.
The identity of the man is being withheld until the family is notified. His body was sent to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
The release also stated the Ames Police Department determined there “does not appear” to be a threat to the community after investigators spent Sunday processing the scene, canvassing the area and conducting follow-up interviews.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Ames Police Department at (515) 239-5133 or the anonymous tip line at (515) 239-5533. To give a tip to the Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa, call (515) 223-1400 or submit online anonymous tips to their website.
