A man was found dead outside at an apartment complex on Monday morning in Salisbury, according to officials.



Police say the body of 24-year-old Oscar Miguel Aguilera was found lying in the grass between two buildings at the Lakewood Apartment complex, off Statesville Boulevard. Aguilera lived in an apartment less than 25 yards from where his body was found.



According to police, Aguilera's body was discovered at around 7:11 a.m. Monday morning after he had been shot.



Detectives spent the morning and into the afternoon canvassing the area and using a metal detector to find evidence.



Aguilera's friends and family gathered at his home Monday. A family friend, Mariela Ortiz, said they're struggling to understand Aguilera's murder. “ They just did it to do it. He was a nice person, he didn't do drugs, he didn't mess with nobody ."



Friends say the victim was a father of two and was walking home from work through the grassy field near his home when he was shot.



Neighbors who live in the Lakewood Apartments say this kind of activity is unusual. " Very surprised that's not normal for around here. I'm not aware of anything like that ever happening here since I've been here,' resident Arch Hudgins said.