The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating after a body was found in Northwest Jacksonville early Saturday morning.
Police were called to the 3000 block of West 19th Street around 7 a.m. A neighbor saw the body while he was getting ready to leave for work.
When police got to the area, they found what appeared to be the body of a young man in the woods next to railroad tracks.
“I’ve thought about that before. When the train goes by, something bad would happen,” said neighbor Kayla Jones.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says the body was that of a young man in his early 20’s.
“I was standing right here and I saw him,” said Justin Johnson, who lives down the road. “I think he had on a red shirt.”
Investigators canvassed the crime scene all morning.
Police are investigating it as a homicide and said the body may have been dumped overnight.
Neighbors said they didn’t hear anything suspicious.
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The man’s body was found in the bushes at the end of 19th Street, just a few feet away from the train tracks.
“I’ve thought about that before. When the train goes by, something bad would happen,” said neighbor Kayla Jones.
JSO said the body was that of a young man in his early 20s.
“I was standing right here and I saw him,” said Justin Johnson, who lives down the road. “I think he had on a red shirt.”
Investigators could be seen canvassing the crime scene all morning.
Police are investigating it as a homicide, and say the body may have been dumped overnight.
Neighbors say they didn’t hear anything suspicious, but would be surprised if they knew the man.
“There’s always people walking up and down the street so I didn’t think enough to check,” said Johnson.
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Detectives tell me the neighbor saw the body when he was leaving for work. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/kDz8l27AeF
— Kaitlyn Chana (@KaitlynChana) August 6, 2016
Neighbors tell me they saw the body of a male who was wearing a red shirt. @ActionNewsJax
— Kaitlyn Chana (@KaitlynChana) August 6, 2016
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