Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Morristown Bureau of Police Chief Peter Demnitz announce the cause and manner of death regarding the deceased person found in Morristown in November 2015.
An autopsy was performed by Dr. Ronald V. Suarez, MD of the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office, who has certified the cause of death as hypothermia due to exposure to low environmental temperatures and the manner of death is an accident.
On November 17, 2015, at approximately 8:30 a.m., officers from the Morristown Bureau of Police responded to a call of an unconscious person.
Upon their arrival, one deceased male was located in an alley behind 12 Schuyler Place, Morristown.
The victim was later identified as Oscar Alberto Romero (age 23) formerly from Honduras, more recently not having a consistent residence.
No criminal charges are anticipated in this matter.