ORANGE — Police were investigating the scene where a man’s body was found Friday morning, Aug. 11 inside a truck about one block away from the Orange Circle.

Authorities were notified about the discovery about 6:30 a.m., said Orange police Sgt. Kevin Plog. The truck was parked in a lot in the 100 block of South Olive Street.

The Orange County coroner reported that the man was 29-year-old Nathan Stanek, whose city of residence was not provided.

Authorities set up a command post as they prepare to investigate a body that was found in a pickup truck in a parking lot in Orange on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A body was found in the back of this 94 blue Ford Ranger pickup truck in a parking lot in Orange on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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An officer talks with a witness after a body was found in a pickup truck in a parking lot in Orange on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Police officers investigate a body that was found in a pickup truck in a parking lot in Orange on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A witness is taken to the police station after a body was found in a pickup truck in a parking lot in Orange on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)



spectators gather near the scene where a body was found in a pickup truck in a parking lot in Orange on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

An investigator records measurements near where a body was found in a pickup truck in a parking lot in Orange on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Investigators look at a 94 blue Ford Ranger pickup after a body was found inside. The truck is parked in a lot in Orange on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Crime scene investigators gather a pickup truck in a parking lot in Orange where a body was found inside on Friday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Officers closed off a portion of the scene for the investigation.

The death is being investigated as a homicide by detectives, Lt. Jennifer Amat said. No other details of the investigation are available at this time.

Anyone who may have seen anything related to this discovery is asked to call the Orange Police Department at 714-744-7444.