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Body found inside semi truck parked in Walmart parking lot

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Body found inside semi truck parked in Walmart parking lot
A man has been found dead in a semi truck on the north side of the Walmart parking lot in Pine Bluff, Ark. according to the Pine Bluff Police Department. The investigation is still ongoing.

a man was found dead in a semi truck on the north side of the Walmart parking lot in Pine Bluff, Ark. according to the Pine Bluff Police Department.

Shoppers in the parking lot who walked towards the shopping center reported an aroma after passing by a semi-tractor trailer located off to the side of the parking lot, according to the news report.

Authorities say a call for a welfare check came into the police department at 4:56 pm. The driver of the semi-tractor trailer was then found deceased.

Police say there is no suspicion of foul play at this time, and the body has been taken to be autopsied.

Officials with the Pine Bluff Police Department say the man was a retired driver and was the owner of the truck. He was also well-known among the employees at Walmart, as they all reportedly got along well with him.

Officials also say the 18-wheeler had been at the location since December.

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Bruce Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has lived in three states including Arkansas, Missouri and Georgia. During his nearly 20-year career, Bruce has served as managing editor and sports editor for numerous publications. He and his wife, Dana, who is also a journalist, are based in Carrollton, Georgia.

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How was the semi parked at Walmart that long without Wal-mart saying something, why did the family not notify police? That was not right, should have been checked out

My condolences to his family and why didn’t anybody check the truck they didn’t hear his dogs barking and Wal-Mart need to be ashamed of themselves because ain’t no way in hell this man truck been there since last year in December and nobody attempted to check to see if the man and his dogs was alright since everybody at Wal-Mart knew the man. And for his family they should feel bad because they didn’t have since to make a missing person report I no they haven’t heard from the man since sometime last year I pray and hope him and his dogs are resting in piece now. Pine Bluff Arkansas need to do better than what their doing when it comes to people’s lives.

He might not have had any family. A lot of truckers don’t. Tends to come with the territory of being such an isolating job. However I still thought it was strange too that it sat there for six months considering most Walmarts nowadays if you’re parked for more than a couple of hours are booting and towing your truck. I guess they’re just not very observant at that one.

Im his grandaughter. he was a bum and refused to stay with us no matter how much we begged and pleaded. we tried. we had an AC and fully functional bathroom all spread out and ready to be used by him. his ideal life was to stay in his truck all day and play on his ipad. none of this is our fault and we are not taking accountability for his poor choices.

WOW !!! no one ask you to take accountability for his choices. No matter what the man did, he was found dead. He had been in his truck since December, and only found in July. did you all never think to ask where he might be?

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