[Photo by Derek Berg]
A sad scene this morning. Multiple readers pass along word of a police investigation in the lawn at Tompkins Square Park early this morning...
Police investigating a dead body in Tompkins square park. Very grim. @evgrieve @Gothamist
— Danny M. (@trealist_) July 27, 2013
According to witnesses, someone discovered the body of a man in his mid-twenties. Early word is that this was the result of a drug overdose. However, this has not been confirmed.
Will update later when we hear more details...
Updated 8:15
WCBS New York had a short report on the discovery... Per WCBS, the man was discovered round 8:20 a.m. ... the man was said to be in his 30s.
The man who found the body contacted Gothamist...
I am the person who noticed him, found him unresponsive, and knew he looked dead. I didn't touch him and asked around if anyone knew him because he was in a bad way, and some people said they think he had been there like that all night.
Witnesses said authorities removed the body around 12:30 p.m.