UPDATE: Rome Police now investigating deceased body discovered near convenience store as a homicide

ROME- The investigation into a deceased male body that was found behind the Mirabito Gas Station is now being investigated as a homicide.

Shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, city police officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East Dominick Street for a report of an unresponsive subject.

Upon their arrival, officers located an unresponsive male, in a small wooded area in close proximity to Railroad Street. It was determined that the male had sustained a puncture wound to the chest and was pronounced deceased on scene.

The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old, Michael J. Brown of Rome.

The incident is being investigated as a homicide by the Rome Police Detective Division.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who has information that could assist investigators are urged to contact the Rome Police Department’s TIP Line at 315-339-7744, or the Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers at 1-866-730-8477.

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