BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating after a body was found on Wednesday. According to the police, a body was found around 3:45 p.m. by homicide detectives in the 3000 block of East Mason Drive. Police later identified the body as Marcus Spears, 55. Around 7:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, officers responded to the 10008 block of Avenue L in reference to a public assistance call regarding a vehicle belonging to a missing person, according to the police. According to BRPD, during the investigation, police learned that the vehicle belonged to Spears, who was reported missing on Wednesday by the Addis Police Department. No motives or suspects have been identified in this case. New program brings free mental health services to rural communities across Louisiana This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone having information on the incident is urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at 225-389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at 225-344-7867. Latest News Finding gas in Florida after Milton will be a challenge, analyst says Video: Wind tears roof off Tropicana Field, home of the Rays 5 takeaways from the Arizona Senate debate Video: Hurricane Milton sucks water out of Tampa Bay 'Multiple fatalities' at senior community after tornado outbreak in Florida: reports