ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A death investigation is underway in Orange County after a 40-year-old man was dead on the side of a busy road, deputies said.
A passerby found the man, who was later identified as Jose Rivera, shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday off the shoulder of Boggy Creek Road and Airport Park Drive.
Deputies closed the road at Airport Park Drive as authorities investigated and collected evidence. The road reopened about eight hours later.
JUST IN: Boggy Creek road is finally open! @WFTV #WFTV @RAsaWFTV pic.twitter.com/ATCovDLRfv
— Megan Cruz (@MeganWFTV) September 5, 2018
Deputies said Rivera had obvious signs of trauma to his body, but it’s still unclear how he died.
Homicide and forensic investigators were collecting evidence to determine the cause of death.
Relatives said they were told by investigators that Rivera had been beaten and shot.
No other details were released.
#ICYMI: our chopper flew the scene once the sun came up. Still a lot of investigators here trying to determine what happened to this victim. @WFTV #WFTV pic.twitter.com/5YptdLCOoT
— Megan Cruz (@MeganWFTV) September 5, 2018
TRAFFIC ALERT: more drivers keep showing up at Boggy Creek Road and Richard Johnson Boulevard only to be turned away by the @OrangeCoSheriff. Deputies are investigating a suspicious death just down the road. @RAsaWFTV has how to avoid this closure. @WFTV #WFTV pic.twitter.com/0Wgu8nPIyr
— Megan Cruz (@MeganWFTV) September 5, 2018
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