Suspicious death investigated by Greenville police

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Police in Greenville say they are investigating a suspicious death this afternoon.

A police department spokeswoman said their officers were doing a welfare check at a home on Spring Forest Road when they discovered a body.

They said that based on evidence found at the home, it is being investigated as a suspicious death.

Neighbors watched the investigation unfold on their block with strong emotion.

“I mean it really hit home then because I might have shed a couple of tears, but I wasn’t really taking it seriously until I seen the body come up out of there,” said Talib Bey who lives across the street.

Police have yet to release any details on the victim or the circumstances surrounding the death.

Stay with WITN for more on this developing story.