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Honolulu police identify dead man found in delivery truck

The Honolulu Police Department has identified the 48-year-old man found dead in his work vehicle on Friday as Marvin Velasco.

Velasco, who a family member described as emotionally distraught, was reported missing early Friday. Police said he was last seen at his work near the Keehi Lagoon Beach Park at around 3 a.m. and left sometime after in a white 2017 Freightliner delivery truck.

HPD said Velasco was found dead around 5 p.m. in Kaneohe.

Velasco’s death, which police classified as an unattended death, is still under investigation.

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