dead in city centre bushes

VIKKI HUI vhui@richmond-news com

A man was pronounced dead after being found in a bush area last week

Richmond RCMP officers went to check on the man shortly after 6 a.m. on May 29 after he was spotted lying unresponsive in the bushes near the corner of Alderbridge Way and Minoru Boulevard

Community members posted on social media on Tuesday wondering what had happened to the man after spotting police activity in the area

“Despite the best efforts from emergency services personnel, the man was pronounced deceased,” said Cpl. Dennis Hwang, Richmond RCMP spokesperson

Hewaslateridentifiedbyfingerprintanalysisasa39-yearold man believed to have been living in the bush area Police do not consider the incident to be suspicious