KPD: Pastor on Morning Jog Finds Man Dead outside East Knoxville Church

(Frankly Media)

KPD: Pastor on Morning Jog Finds Man Dead outside East Knoxville Church

(Frankly Media)

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville pastor out for his morning jog Monday finds a man lying dead outside of Edgewood Chapel AME Zion Church.

Knoxville Police Department officials say the pastor came across the deceased man around 7:30 a.m. outside of the church located at 2440 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

Officers dispatched to the scene determined that the 73-year-old man had been staying at an address on MLK Jr. Avenue earlier this week. KPD says he was last seen around 3:00 p.m. on January 21.

The body was taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for further investigation and to determine the cause of death. KPD reports no apparent signs of foul play at this time.

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