The Detroit Free Press reports that the body was found Sunday by workers looking for the source of a terrible smell at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts.
Authorities subsequently identified body as Jason Thompson, 36, of Clinton Township.
Police declined to speculate about how the body ended up in the ventilation system or how long it had been there.
“There is no reason to suspect foul play,” said Macomb College Police Chief William Leavens.
Thompson was reported missing on Nov. 1 and was last seen by family Oct. 25, the college said.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education forAmerican School & Universitysince 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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