Authorities are treating the death of a man found at the annual Burning Man festival as a homicide, with investigators working to preserve the crime scene in the Black Rock Desert. The body was discovered just before 9:15 p.m. when a festivalgoer reported seeing a man ‘lying in a pool of blood,’ prompting an immediate response from deputies and rangers. The sheriff’s office has confirmed the death is under investigation as a homicide, and the identity of the deceased remains unknown. The incident adds to a troubling pattern of crime in the area, including the discovery of nearly 20 decomposing bodies in a funeral home run by a county coroner.
The investigation into the death of the man, found in a