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Body discovered on Washington Street identified as 57-year-old man
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VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) —
The man whose body was found Wednesday morning on Washington Street in Vicksburg has been identified as 57-year-old David Arthur Fox.
According to the Vicksburg Police Department, officers responded around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, after a passerby discovered an unresponsive man lying on the walkway near a building in the 900 block of Washington Street.
Authorities later identified the deceased as Fox. No additional information regarding the circumstances surrounding his death has been released.
Fox’s body has been sent to the Mississippi State Crime Laboratory for an autopsy. Results from the examination could take several weeks to be completed.
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact the Vicksburg Police Department at 601-636-2511 or Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 1-888-8CRIME.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story existed, but due to miscommunications between Vicksburg Police Department and Vicksburg Daily News, incorrect information was reported. The version above contains all updated and correct information. As always, VDN strives to report accurate and timely information to readers.
