Marcel Reardon, 46, named as victim of Brazil Street homicide

Marcel Reardon, 46, was named Tuesday by police as the man whose body was found near an apartment buildingon Brazil Street in St. John's on Monday.

An autopsy was performed earlier Tuesdayand the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary isnow calling it a homicide.

The RNC said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon that no arrests have yet been made in theirinvestigation.

They're asking anyone with information to contact their offices.

Reardonhad a minor criminal record, and more allegations against him of mischief and trespassingwith court dates set for May and June.

Tributes are coming in online for the man, and family and friends posting on FacebookTuesday said he had links to Bell Island.

A grim discovery

Reardon's body was discoveredat about 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning by a resident of anapartment complex in St. John's

Jack Huffman,the superintendent of the Harbour View Apartments at 91 Brazil St., said a tenant called himabout someone under the back stairwell of the building.

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The two men went down together to investigate, and they were shocked by what they found.

"I didn't know whether it was just a homeless person sleeping or what the situation was, so him and I went out and the scene was quite gruesome. Immediately I called 911," Huffman told CBC's St. John's Morning Show Tuesday.

"I am not a professional, that's up to police, but it really looked like he was clubbed to death."

Police have not said whether Reardon lived in the Brazil Street building, butHuffmanadded he got a glimpse of the man's face when paramedics arrived, and does notbelieve he was a tenant.

"It wasn't very pleasant," he said.

'Never seen anything like this'

Tenants of the building told CBC News Monday they knew very little about what had happened. Huffman said people living in the 60-unit building are unsettled.

"There are really great tenants in the building and they are just obviously disturbed," he said.

Huffman added the RNC remain at the taped-off scene Tuesday, with an officer standing at the entrance of the building's parking lot checking identification.

The experience was taxing on Huffman, who said he's used to the unexpected happening on the job.

"When the adrenaline wore off yesterday it was ... I was quite tired," he said.

"I've seen dead bodies, but I've never seen anything like this."