Death in Waterford Meijer parking lot ruled suicide

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The death of a man whose body was found in the parking lot of a Meijer store in Waterford on Sunday has been ruled a suicide.

Police said Christopher Smart, 49, was found deceased in his car on Highland Road near Pontiac Lake Road.

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The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office said Smart died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Waterford Police Detective Michael Morgan at 248-618-6444, or to stay anonymous, contact the Tip Line at 248-674-COPS.