Alexander Alusheff

Lansing State Journal

LANSING -- A body was found about 7 a.m. today under the Kalamazoo Street bridge over the Grand River in downtown Lansing.

State workers reported the body on the paved portion of a walkway on the west bank of the river, across from the Lansing River Trail.

Sgt. Billy Windom of the Lansing Police Department said the victim is believed to be a Lansing man in his 20s.

Windom said investigators have not made a determination on cause of death, but are calling it a suspicious death at this time. Detectives are on the scene. Windom said the body was "in a suspicious position," with a belt wrapped around his neck and tied to the railing of a pump house..

Detectives are working at the site. The body is still on the scene while the investigation continues.

Check back for updates.

Alexander Alusheff is a reporter for the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at (517) 388-5973 or aalusheff@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @alexalusheff.

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