Body Found In White Marsh Initially Thought To Be Halloween Decoration, Police Say
WHITE MARSH, Md. (WJZ) -- Baltimore County Police are investigating after a body was found on the side of a closed-down bar in White Marsh.
The body was found in the 11400 block of Philadelphia Road.
Police said a person was driving in the area around 7:50 a.m. when they saw something in the parking lot of the former Rustic Inn. At first, the person reportedly thought it was a Halloween decoration but later realized it was a body.
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The body suffered unspecified trauma, police said.
"Right now, the only information that we have is that the body has suffered some sort of trauma," Jennifer Peach, of the Baltimore County Police Department, said. "We don't what that trauma is just yet."
The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
"We don't have a lot of information at this point," Peach said. "So we're asking anyone who may have seen or heard anything in the area last night or overnight hours to give us a call and let us know."
Anyone with information should call police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
