Decaying body found impaled, stuck in warehouse window

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A body has been found stuck in the burglar bars of an Alabama warehouse.

Al.com reports Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton says police received a call about a body in a window on Wednesday.

Court VanScyoc, president of Cool Breeze Inc., says he discovered the body after stopping by the warehouse to pick up some supplies and noticed a foul odor.

The unidentified man was halfway through the window.

VanScyoc says it appears the suspected burglar got impaled and stuck in the burglar bars.

VanScyoc and police said they didn’t know how long the man had been there. But the body was severely decomposed.

Authorities are investigating the death.

This story was originally published June 23, 2016 at 1:15 PM with the headline "Decaying body found impaled, stuck in warehouse window."