The man's body was found outside on Parkview Avenue near the intersection of Willow Street around 10:30 a.m. Oct. 27, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and turned over to the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office, the chief said.
Police also recovered a .45-caliber handgun and were notifying next of kin.
NOTE: Daily Voice is withholding the dead man's name. It's being reported here only because it occurred on a public street and not a private area. At no point was there any danger to the public, authorities said.
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