The discovery came during an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department patrol around 6:30 a.m. Thursday in the Broad Ripple Park area.
WISH-TV reported that officers found a man unresponsive inside a portable bathroom and that he was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers also found an unoccupied vehicle nearby; authorities have not said whether it is connected to the death.
Coroner Confirms Age, Cause Remains Unknown
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the man as being in his 20s, WISH-TV reported. Authorities have not released further identifying details.
Investigators are working to determine the cause and manner of death. No public information has explained what preceded the discovery.
What an Undetermined Finding Means
The Indiana State Coroners Training Board says a coroner's role includes determining a death's cause and manner. Here, “undetermined” means those findings have not been established in the information released so far; no case-specific details about the review have been made public.
Investigation Continues in Broad Ripple
As of Thursday, no further updates on the case had been made public.
The investigation remains ongoing as the Marion County Coroner's Office and investigators work to determine what happened.
