Mystery as man found dead on roof of California high school is identified

A man who was found dead on the roof of Fresno High School on Friday has been identified by the coroner’s office as 30-year-old Daniel Ramirez.

Ramirez was discovered shortly after 11 a.m. Friday when a school employee spotted the body on top of a structure located outside the school’s library.

Emergency crews scrambled to the scene shortly after 11 a.m., scaling ladders to reach the rooftop where they confirmed the existence of a male body.

Preliminary findings from the Coroner’s Office suggest that the body may have been on the roof for several days or potentially weeks.

The Fresno Police Department is currently working to determine how Ramirez accessed the roof and the exact duration he had been there.

While cops initially treated the bizarre scene as a potential crime, the Sheriff’s Office now claims there’s nothing suspicious about the death — despite the body potentially baking in the sun for several weeks before being found.

Authorities are urging anyone with relevant information to contact the Fresno Police Department at 559-621-7000.

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