The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead in an industrial area Thursday in Ypsilanti Township around 11:30 p.m.

Derrick Jackson,Community Engagement Director for the sheriff’s office, said detectives are waiting on the autopsy results to come back.

“We received a call from a passerby who said they found an individual in the snow,” Jackson said. “ We did a welfare check and found out the individual was dead.”

Anyone with information is advised to call the Sheriff’s Department tip line at 734-973-7711.

This story will be updated when more information becomes available.

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