BCA investigating death near St. Cloud's Heritage Park

ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Police in St. Cloud say a death near Heritage Park is being investigated Tuesday.

According to police, a dead man was found laying on the ground on the 200 block of 33rd Avenue South around 8 a.m. Police say there is no threat to public safety.

The day before, police say they had "dealt with" the same man in the same general area, after someone called to report a man using drugs in a vehicle. When police contacted the man on Monday afternoon, he allegedly provided false information about his identity. When officers told the man he was under arrest, he took off running.

Officers then tried, unsuccessfully, to use a Taser on the man. He climbed along a fence and was last seen entering a wooded area along the south side of Heritage Park. Police continued to search for the man for over an hour, but didn't find him.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was asked to conduct the death investigation because of the police interaction on Monday.

The man has not been identified.