Police shut down South Park Road at Minor Lane to investigate body found in box

Police shut down South Park Road at Minor Lane to investigate body found in box
Published: Oct. 14, 2015 at 3:07 PM EDT|Updated: Oct. 21, 2015 at 3:26 PM EDT
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Police shut down traffic for a time on Wednesday near the site of a body found Tuesday in Fairdale.

A detective told a WAVE 3 News photojournalist on Thursday morning that he would be closing traffic at South Park Road and Minor Lane while a secondary search of the scene was conducted. The closure was expected to last about 30 minutes.

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People riding ATVs discovered the body inside a box in the 3000 block of South Park Road about 5 p.m. Tuesday. The person's gender, age and manner of death are not yet known.

The case is being treated as a death investigation. Anyone with information about the case should call the anonymous police tip line at 502-574-LMPD (5673).

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