Police Investigating Memorial Day Homicide

Officials are not saying how the man died but say the body was not there for long.

Police in Providence, Rhode Island, are investigating a homicide of a man whose body was found in a vacant lot on Memorial Day.

Necn affiliate WJAR reports that family members on the scene off Plainfield Street have identified the victim as Luis Arturo Padilla.

Police say a man's body was found Monday morning by a patrolling offficer, who saw a pool of blood and then the body behind a parked vehicle.

Officials are not saying how he died but say the body was not there for long.

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