Body Found Near CVS on Tamiami Trail in Nokomis

Key Information

• Location: Tamiami Trail, Venice
• Date and Time: Tuesday, 8:34 a.m.
• Status: Man found deceased, pronounced dead at 8:40 a.m.
• Investigation: No signs of foul play; public not considered at risk.
• Involved Agencies: Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Section, forensics.

Deputies responded to the store on Tamiami Trail around 8:34 a.m. Tuesday. At the scene, the man was found between a pillar and bushes on the building’s northeast corner.

Death investigation underway after body discovered in Venice residence

Emergency responders pronounced him dead at 8:40 a.m., according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The medical examiner said there are no signs of foul play, and investigators said there is no threat to the public.

The investigation is ongoing and has been taken over by the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Section and forensics.