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Man dead in Walmart parking lot for days

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By Dave D'Marko, Reporter
Last Updated: Monday, February 28, 2011 2:04 PM

A man was found dead in his van just a few feet away from the entrance to a Walmart, and police said he may have been there for days.

Shoppers said they noticed Luis Ramirez living in his van in the South Semoran Boulevard shopping plaza for several weeks.

The 70-year-old was found slumped over his steering wheel about noon Sunday.

For the crowd that gathered and the few that had seen him before, it was tough to watch.  Many were afraid they had watched him slowly starve to death.

"I see him ducking down and he's got his like clothes hung up inside the van he should go to a shelter or hospital or something," said shopper Lamont Bagley.
 
A medical examiner determined Ramirez died of natural causes.  Ramirez had been dead for 24 to 48 hours before his body was found.

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