GBI autopsy reveals new details in Second Street death investigation

Coroner Leon Jones said the body was "badly decomposed."

UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says an autopsy determined a person found dead on Second Street Tuesday was a man, after authorities initially reported the person was a woman.

The person was found in front of the former Macon-Bibb Tax Assessors Building in the 600 block of Second Street near Plum Street Lane.

According to the sheriff’s office, an autopsy conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found no signs of foul play.

Investigators submitted fingerprints to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System in an effort to identify the man.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information can contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says the body was found behind hedges in the 600 block of Second Street near Plum Street Lane just after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

In a news release, the sheriff’s office said no signs of foul play were found and that the death is “possibly due to natural causes.”

Deputies aren’t sure how long the body had been there. Coroner Leon Jones says the body will be taken to the GBI Crime Lab for examination and to determine the person’s identity.

If you have information, call the sheriff’s office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.

ORIGINAL STORY:

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An unidentified woman’s body was found outside a building in the 600 block of Second Street Tuesday morning, according to Coroner Leon Jones.

Jones said the body, found by men cutting grass, was “badly decomposed.”

That’s all the information we have right now. We’ve reached out to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and will update this story as more information becomes available.