Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Body Found Outside Hillcrest Elementary School

A person walking a dog discovered the scene in Catonsville, according to Baltimore County police.

A resident walking a dog Tuesday morning discovered a dead body at a Baltimore County elementary school, police said.

An adult male's body was found at 6:54 a.m. on July 30 on the campus of Hillcrest Elementary School in Catonsville, according to Det. Cathleen Batton of the Baltimore County Police Department.

Batton said the incident is being investigated as a possible suicide.
There are no other witnesses, she said.


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