A normally low-key stretch of North Pearl Street has become the focus of a police investigation after a body was discovered outdoors in the 1500 block, officials said. Denver officers responded to the scene as detectives began processing the area, treating it as a death investigation rather than a confirmed crime scene for now.
The Denver Police Department shared an alert on X describing the situation as an outdoor death investigation in the 1500 block of N. Pearl. The post noted that the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death and added, in no-nonsense fashion, that “we will only update this thread if the status of this investigation changes to a homicide,” according to the Denver Police Department.
Medical Examiner Will Determine Cause
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner is now handling the crucial next steps. The office investigates suspicious, sudden, and unattended deaths and is responsible for certifying the cause and manner of death, including performing autopsies…..