RPD Officers find body in empty lot on Lyell Ave

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester police officers found an unattended body at an empty lot on Lyell Avenue near Sherman Street on Monday at around 5 a.m.

RPD said the death was “suspicious”. RPD investigators are working with the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office to identify the dead person and to determine a cause of death.

RPD is asking anyone with information to call 911.