Body found in snowbank near motel identified as Rochester man

Brandon Littlefield (Go Fund Me page photo)

ROCHESTER - Police have identified the man found dead on Sunday outside a Rochester motel.

Brandon Littlefield, of Rochester, was found in a snowbank near the motel's sign around 11:15 a.m. New Year's Eve.

The 23-year-old man had been living with his mother at the Sunset Motel on Milton Road, according to Rochester Police Capt. Jason Thomas.

Police were called to the scene for a welfare check after a passer-by told dispatch they had seen the man on the ground and not moving.

Thomas said there are no obvious signs of foul play.

Littlefield had previously had a fixed address in Rochester, but officials weren't sure if he was a long-term resident of the city.

The man's body was found fully clothed with no apparent signs of trauma, Thomas said.

The autopsy was expected to have been completed on Monday, but Thomas said today the results have not yet been released and there is nothing else to release.

He said any toxicology tests that might be taken won't likely be known for several weeks.

Messages found on Facebook lament Littlefield's tragic death, and a Go Fund Me account has been set up at https://www.gofundme.com/4xtsftc to help with funeral costs.