New Castle Police Department went to the former UMPC Jameson South hospital at the 1000 block of S. Mercer St. after getting word of a dead body inside the building.

NCPD made this case public through a post on Facebook where they described many of the key details of this case's inception.

The New Castle Coroner's Office and Pennsylvania State Police Recognizing and Identifying team came out to the scene after the body was found. The body in question was identified as 51-year-old Brian Kenneth LeGault.

Lawrence County Detectives are working alongside NCPD to investigate this case as a homicide. New Castle Police urges anyone with information on this case to call 720-656-9300.

21 News will be offering updates to this story as more details come to light and those working on the case uncover more.

 

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