Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to High Road with reports of an incident at 10.43am on March 2.
Paramedics had discovered a man who had died “suddenly”
His death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file has been prepared for the coroner.
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Social media users reported seeing forensic officers and a blue tent near to the Tesco Extra store in High Road on the day of the incident.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called by London Ambulance Service at 10:43hrs on Sunday, 2 March following the sudden death of a man on High Road, Chadwell Heath.
“His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file has been passed to the coroner.”