Forest Park man’s death investigated as homicide

Forest Park police are investigating the weekend death of a 68-year-old man as a homicide.

Police Tuesday identified the body found behind a vacant Puckett Street building around 4:30 p.m. Saturday as Alfred Watson of Forest Park.

While investigators are awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause and manner of Watson’s death, Forest Park police Maj. Chris Matson said in an email that his body “did show signs of trauma.”