Police say they are conducting a death investigation after a man was found dead in a car at a grocery store in Buffalo Grove Saturday afternoon.
The Buffalo Grove Police Department and Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded around 2:57 p.m. Saturday to Woodman’s Market, 1550 Deerfield Parkway.
Police officials said they received a well-being check call for a vehicle with a person inside and a foul odor emitting from it.
Officers arrived and discovered a man in a blue Chevrolet Equinox parked on the south end of the parking lot.
First responders confirmed the man was dead at the scene and a death investigation was launched.
Police said they determined there was no threat to the public.
A large fire and police presence was on the scene for over three hours Saturday afternoon into the evening.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and is in the process of scheduling an autopsy on the subject.
The identity of the man is being withheld pending notification to his family.
Police have since cleared the scene and they say additional information was not immediately available for release.