VERO BEACH, Fla. — The Vero Beach Police Department is scheduled to hold a news conference this afternoon regarding a double homicide in March, which claimed the lives of two Indian River County employees.
The briefing also comes a day after a body was found in an upscale area of the city.
Police said the new conference will be held at 3 p.m. It will be streamed here on WPTV.com.
The body, which investigators described as being in an advanced stage of decomposition, was found at about noon on Wednesday in the 2000 block of Cove Drive.
Police Chief David Currey said a pool worker found the body, prompting a call to police.
WPTV reporter Cassandra Garcia was first at the scene and spoke to Currey about the discovery.
"We're going to have an autopsy, and we also have to do some DNA testing," Currey said Wednesday.
Police have not said whether the body found on Wednesday was a man or a woman. However, police said they don't suspect foul play, and there is no danger to the public.
Authorities previously named Jesse Scott Ellis, 64, as a suspect in the killings of Danny Ooley and Stacie Ellis Mason, which occurred outside the Indian River County Main Library on March 24. However, Ellis has not been located.
Stay with WPTV.com and WPTV News for updates on this developing story.
