NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WJW) – An autopsy is set to be performed on a body found near a local Walmart.

According to a press release from New Philadelphia police, the department received a report of a body found in the 1100 block of Maple Avenue NW on Sunday, just before 5 p.m.

The body was found near a Walmart Supercenter on I-77.

Police said the body was sent to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death and the identity of the victim.

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