Bodies of Man and Woman Found Outside of Vehicle Near Downtown Rochester

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A death investigation is underway after the bodies of a man and woman were found near downtown Rochester. 

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Limited information is available as of Wednesday morning. Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson says officers were dispatched to the scene around 4:15 Wednesday morning. 

Authorities found the two bodies outside of a vehicle parked in the 400 block of 9th Ave Southeast, Grayson said. 

Bodies of Man & Woman Found Outside of Parked Vehicle Near Downtown Rochester, MN, Police Investigating

There were no obvious signs of trauma or other evidence to indicate how the man and woman died, according to the police report. 

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Grayson says investigators are working with the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause and manner of the deaths. 

The names and ages of the man and woman have not been released.

The investigation is ongoing and no additional information is available as of Wednesday morning, Grayson said.

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