Police found a man lying dead in a rural part of northeast Oklahoma City on Wednesday morning.

The victim has been identified as Zane Axl Peery, 22, of Guthrie. Officers found him dead near the roadway at Air Depot Boulevard north of NE 50 at 11:09 a.m.

Peery died of a gunshot wound to the head, said Amy Elliott, spokeswoman for the state medical examiner's office.

Major Sgt. Gary Knight, a spokesman for the Oklahoma City Police Department, said it was clear the body had been lying outside for several hours. He said it is unclear whether Peery was killed at the location where his body was found or elsewhere.