The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, April 28, 1996                 TAG: 9604280136
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: METRO Briefs 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

BODY FOUND

A passer-by found a man's body in the area of Pulaski Street near Interstate 264 just after 9 a.m. Saturday.

Police do not know the identity of the man. The cause of death also was uncertain, and police were listing it as suspicious pending an examination by the state medical examiner's office.

The man is described as black, between 20 and 30 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall and 180 to 190 pounds. He was wearing tan jeans and a brown, hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Line at 488-7777.

KEYWORDS: UNIDENTIFIED BODY by CNB