MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police are investigating after a body was recovered from a fire at a homeless encampment on Wednesday.
Officers arrived at the 600 block of 22nd Avenue Northeast at noon for a report of a body found after the Minneapolis Fire Department extinguished a blaze in the area on Oct. 4.
The individual has not been identified, according to a release from the MPD.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner is expected to release the name of the deceased person with the cause and nature of the death.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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