An investigation is underway after a man’s body was found on a Birmingham roadside Thursday morning.

The discovery was made about 10 a.m. in the 8900 block of Eighth Court North. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport workers first spotted the man and then called Birmingham police to the scene. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced the man dead on the scene."

The area is behind the airport where few homes remain. Most of the homes in the area were bought out by the airport. They continue to patrol the area.

"It’s a pretty tough area to canvass,'' said Sgt. Johnny Williams. “We’re doing the best that we can.”

The man’s body was just inches off the street. "We have our detectives right now trying to determine what happened,'' he said. “It’s really unsure to the cause of death at this point.”

"Based on the evidence, it’s hard to tell what we have right now,'' he said. “It could go either way.”