Homeless man's death ruled homicide
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- Kent County's medical examiner has determined the death of a homeless man whose body was found Saturday is a homicide.
Around 11:40 a.m. Saturday, Grand Rapids police took a call from someone who lives in the apartments in the 2900 block of Marshall Ave SE. The caller said her neighbor had just found a relative dead in the woods.
Police say the man's body was about 200 yards south of the apartments near the Plaster Creek Trail.
Police and fire personnel tried reviving him but were unsuccessful.
The man has been identified by family as Joseph Conigliaro, 53. Conigliaro had been homeless for at least two months and lived in the wooded area.
The medical examiner performed an autopsy Monday. Police at this point aren't releasing information about how exactly Conigliaro died.