A 39-year-old man was found dead in his car in a carpark near a Woodlark St petrol station in Lismore yesterday.
The petrol station was closed to the public as police examined the scene.
Richmond Local Area Command Inspector Nicole Bruce said the man’s next-of-kin were yet to be notified.
She said a brief was being prepared for the coroner.
Inspector Bruce said reports that the man had been earlier arrested for drink driving by police were incorrect.