The caller said the body was wrapped in a large sheet of white plastic and believed the man was dead.
Medical personnel arrived and the scene and confirmed the man was deceased.
HUMAN SKULL FOUND AT SEATTLE PARK PROMPTS HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
The body of a man was found wrapped in plastic inside a shopping cart in front of the Food Maxx grocery store in Chico, California, on Sunday. (Google Street View, File)
Police said the body appeared to have suffered "visible injuries" and began investigating the case as a homicide.
No further details about the man’s identity or the investigation were immediately available.
Chico police said the case was being investigated as a homicide because the body was found wrapped in plastic and had "visible injuries." (Chico Police Department / Facebook, File)
Chico is a city about 90 miles north of Sacramento.