Police: Walgreens employee dies after being found with signs of trauma in parking lot

A death investigation is underway after a Walgreens employee was found nearly dead in a parking lot.Officers responded to reports of a person down in the 3800 block of Poplar Level Road shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived, they said they found a Walgreens employee down in the parking lot with signs of trauma. The victim was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.James Schlenk, who lives and works in the area, said he got to know the victim because he shops at the store three or four times a week. He described the victim was a hard worker who kept to himself. "He never bothered anybody, stayed to himself. Yeah, he'll be missed," Schlenk said. Security cameras can be seen on the outside of the store but LMPD would not say whether anything related to the man's death was captured on video. Officials said it is too early in the investigation to determine the victim's cause of death. An autopsy is pending.The investigation is ongoing.

A death investigation is underway after a Walgreens employee was found nearly dead in a parking lot.

Officers responded to reports of a person down in the 3800 block of Poplar Level Road shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.


When officers arrived, they said they found a Walgreens employee down in the parking lot with signs of trauma. The victim was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

James Schlenk, who lives and works in the area, said he got to know the victim because he shops at the store three or four times a week. He described the victim was a hard worker who kept to himself.

"He never bothered anybody, stayed to himself. Yeah, he'll be missed," Schlenk said.

Security cameras can be seen on the outside of the store but LMPD would not say whether anything related to the man's death was captured on video.

Officials said it is too early in the investigation to determine the victim's cause of death. An autopsy is pending.

The investigation is ongoing.