Lodge opens at Seven Mile in Detroit after body found along freeway

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The northbound side of the Lodge Freeway has reopened at Seven Mile in Detroit after a body was found along the freeway early Tuesday.

Just after 6 a.m., the freeway was shuttered for the investigation. Michigan State Police said a private ambulance service found the body on the shoulder of the road. The freeway reopened around 10:30 a.m.

Police said video from the area confirmed the death was a suicide.

Troopers have been working to identify the person, so their family can be notified. 

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