The Niles Police Department is investigating the death of a Howland man after his body was found inside a box truck in a parking lot near the Eastwood Mall.

Police say the victim is 58-year-old Wallace Bonzer and had been reported missing by his family Saturday.

The box truck was owned by Bonzer and was located in between the parking lots of Pep Boys and Huntington Bank.

Bonzer's body may have been in the truck for more than 24 hours.

"Some things are pointing to information that it may have been here since yesterday. But from the standpoint of a passerby, he wasn't in a position to be visible in the truck, so it would have looked like a vehicle parked in a parking space," said Niles Police Captain John Marshall.

Police say the coroner's office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death. 

This is a developing story. Stay with 21 News for more information as it becomes available.