Police investigating 'suspicious' death in Holmesburg

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Friday, February 3, 2017
Police investigate 'suspicious' death
Police are investigating the discovery of a body in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia.

HOLMESBURG (WPVI) -- Police are investigating the discovery of a body in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia.



Officers were called to the 4900 block of Rhawn Street at 5:40 a.m. Friday.



They found a man believed to be in his 50s lying unresponsive next to a building.



He was pronounced dead at the scene.



Police did not find any weapons nearby, but have labelled the death suspicious.



Forensic investigators are working to determine how he died.

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