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Flowers were placed Friday near a Dumpster where a body was found last week. New Mexico State Police stated it didn't suspect foul play in the case.
A Tucumcari man was found dead in a Dumpster near a local car wash last week, but New Mexico State Police investigating saw no signs of foul play.
State police wouldn't immediately identify the man or other details about the case, but Tucumcari Mayor Ralph Moya and Dunn Funeral Home in Tucumcari confirmed it was Danny Bean Kirby, 54.
A caller to the Tucumcari Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center at 4:19 p.m. Tuesday reported a body found in a Dumpster in an alley near the Acqua Mist Car Wash at 202 W. Tucumcari Blvd.
Tucumcari Police quickly turned the investigation of the case over to New Mexico State Police. TPD Chief Patti Lopez said she didn't have any details about it.
Silver Wilson, public information officer for NMSP, stated in an email last week the probe was continuing, but "investigators don't see any signs of foul play."
Moya said Kirby, whom he said was disabled and mentally ill, had been living in a house that the mayor owns.
Flowers had been placed on Friday near the Dumpster.
A nearby business owner who asked not to be identified said he frequently had seen people rummaging through that Dumpster and others in the area.
The day the body was discovered, the high temperature in Tucumcari was 102 degrees, according to data from Weather Underground.
Arrangements at Dunn Funeral Home are pending
