BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM) — The frozen body of an apparent heroin overdose victim was found late Wednesday night dumped along 5th Street at a business park in Springfield.
Since then an autopsy has been ordered and a 35-year-old from Battle Creek has been taken into custody after police went through a home at 220 Eldred looking for evidence.
The Major Crimes Task Force Investigation into the death of the 43-year-old victim has been delayed because they have been waiting for the body to thaw.
An autopsy to verify the identity of the victim, the cause of death and to extract samples for testing could come today.
If heroin was the cause of death, it will be the latest in a string of overdoses in the Battle Creek area.
