Oklahoma City police discovered a man's body near a creek off Southeast 83rd Street and Shields Boulevard early Monday morning, after officers were called to the area around 5 a.m. His identity has not been released, and investigators have not said what led to his death.
According to koco.com, a body was found Monday morning off a road in southeast Oklahoma City, with the discovery confirmed near Southeast 83rd Street and Shields Boulevard. Police said they were waiting for the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office to arrive at the scene before further details could be confirmed.
Authorities have not released information about the man or what might have happened to him, the station reported. The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office is expected to determine his cause and manner of death, according to KOKH.
No Obvious Signs of Trauma, Investigators Say
Investigators told KOKH there were no obvious signs of trauma to the body, though the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation. Beyond that detail, little else about the case has been made public as of Monday morning.
The discovery adds to a string of body discoveries that have drawn police to the Shields Boulevard corridor in recent memory. In December, officers responded to a Walgreens drive-thru near Southeast 44th Street and Shields Boulevard after a passerby found a woman's body, a case koco.com reported was treated as a homicide investigation. In a separate case from July 2024, Oklahoma City police identified a woman found shot to death in a drive-thru as Sabrina Johnson, according to the same outlet.
What Happens Next
For now, the man found near the creek Monday remains unidentified, and no cause of death has been determined. Hoodline will update this story as police and the medical examiner's office release additional information.
