Police in Brownstown are investigating the discovery of a dead body outside Brownstown Central Elementary School.

Brownstown Police Chief Tom Hanner says that officers were called to the school at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday. Once police arrived, they confirmed the discovery of a deceased white male on the west side of the building, at 612 South Base Road. Chief Hanner says that the scene was secured and the school was placed on a “soft” lock-down. He stresses that there was no threat to students or school staff.

Chief Hanner says that this is an active death investigation and that no further information will be released until authorities are ready. He adds that The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and Coroner’s Office is aiding in this investigation.