A Kenyan man was found dead along a fence in Lakewood, Washington.
The body of Sam Nyutu was recovered by Lakewood homicide detectives after a passerby called 911 early Monday after seeing a man’s lifeless body lying along the fence line of a boat repair business.
According to the police, the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine Nyutu’s cause of death.
The police noted that there were no obvious signs of trauma, gunshot wounds, nor knife wounds. They said it could be natural or something bad.
Detectives found alcohol in a bag and drugs on Nyutu.
The detectives will be combing the area for anyone who may have seen him before his death as well as scan surveillance footage of cameras in the area.