one ohio father According to reports, when he didn’t come home from get off work, his wife tracked the man to the store via her phone and found the pair dead inside a CVS trash compactor.

Andrew “Andy” Strand, 34, a contractor from Brunswick, Ohio, was found dead Wednesday inside a trash compactor behind a Shaker Heights CVS store, Cleveland 19 News reported, citing police.

Police began searching for Strand after his wife raised the alarm after he failed to return home from get off work, the outlet reported. this Shaker Heights Police Department After tracking the location through her cellphone, she searched the CVS office in the 1700 block of Chagrin Boulevard.

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Andrew “Andy” Strand, 34, of Brunswick, Ohio, was reportedly found inside a compactor at a CVS store. (Andy Jeffreyva Facebook; Google Maps)

Shaker Heights Police Commander John Cole said Strand’s wife called police just before 10pm on Wednesday.

Cole said the circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner is determining the cause and manner of death.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Shaker Heights Police Department for additional comment.

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Andrew “Andy” Strand, 34, Brunswick, Ohio. Strand was found dead inside a trash compactor at a CVS pharmacy in Shaker Heights, police said. (Jamie Maria via Facebook)

According to GoFundMe, Strand was a machinist who had recently started his own company, which friends said he was “absolutely passionate about.”

fundraiser Strand’s death was “sudden and unexpected” and left his family “in turmoil.”

“He worked as a mechanic for many years and played hockey for many years and influenced his son’s life and gave him a love of cars and hockey,” the fundraiser said.

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Rear view of a CVS pharmacy in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where contractor Andrew Strand was found dead inside a trash compactor. (Google Maps)

“He was a loving, involved father; coached his sons’ hockey and baseball teams. He loved supporting his daughter in dance and gymnastics. His wife and children were the center of his life and he loved them dearly.”

The fundraiser was organized by Danielle Gorbe, who described Strand as “my husband’s best friend of almost 12 years.”

Funds raised will be used to support Strand’s family and Strand’s funeral.