WASHINGTON – A man’s body was found Tuesday morning off the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland.

The body was found off the right shoulder of the highway between Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road, Montgomery County police say.

It was reported by Maryland State Police just after 9 a.m.

It’s not clear exactly how the body got there, but police have been on the scene investigating what they’re calling a “suspicious death.”

WTOP Traffic cautions drivers that people are slowing down through that stretch.

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