Police in Newark are investigating the circumstances behind the death of a person found in a restaurant's parking lot on Thursday evening.
Authorities released very little information on the incident, but according to preliminary reports, at approximately 6 p.m., police were called to reports of suspicious activity in the parking lot that separates Wendy's Restaurant and The Home Depot on Springfield Avenue.
Upon arrival at the scene, police taped off a section of the parking lot as they found the body of one person at that location.
According to authorities, the incident is not being investigated as a homicide as of 5:58 Friday morning.
The incident remains under investigation, and if there are any other updates released by authorities, we will be sure to post.