An unexplained death on a quiet stretch of N. Forest Street has Denver police working an outdoor scene while the medical examiner figures out what happened.
Officers responded Monday night to the 3300 block of N. Forest Street, where a person was found dead outside, according to an alert on X from the Denver Police Department. Police are calling it an “outdoor death investigation” and say the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.
For now, detectives are treating the case as an unattended death, not a homicide. The department said it will only update the X thread if the case is upgraded to a homicide, and reminded residents that its social accounts are not monitored for calls for service. Anyone with information is urged to use official phone lines rather than replying to the post.
Medical Examiner To Determine Cause
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner handles autopsies and issues the official call on cause and manner of death. Those findings can take days or even weeks when toxicology testing is involved, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. The office publishes its reports and updates on the city website once examinations are complete…