The deceased body of a Port Arthur man was found in a car early Thursday morning after a passer by saw the vehicle near the intersection of Sixth Avenue and 15th Street.
The victim, a 25-year-old black man  whose name has not been released, was determined to be deceased inside the white Buick Regal with multiple gunshot wounds, Justice of the Peace Brad Burnett told The News Tuesday.
Because of the gunshot wounds, police are investigating the death as a homicide.
According to Burnett, the car was found parked in the traffic lane at 3400 15th Street as if it had been driving down the road.
The body was taken to the Jefferson County morgue, and an autopsy has been ordered by Burnett.
The victim was last seen at 1:30 a.m.
Preliminary reports indicate the man’s death is not believed to be related to a shooting that occurred around 1:30 a.m. Thursday in the 1200 block of 12th Avenue in Port Arthur.