BELLINGHAM, WA. – (KGMI.com) An unidentified man was found dead in an encampment near Meridian in north Bellingham over the weekend.

Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy says police responded on Saturday morning, October 14th, to a death investigation in an illegal encampment on the 200 block of East Stuart Road.

Residents have recently raised alarms about the encampment behind Walmart, prompting Mayor Seth Fleetwood form a workgroup to address those concerns.

Officers arrived to find a person dead with no identification on the ground inside a structure built with wood and tarps.

The body was removed and taken to the Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death.

The case is under investigation, and they are working to determine the man’s identity.