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Man found dead in back of Louisville residence New Year's Day

LMPD's Homicide Unit has launched a death investigation after a man was found dead New Year's Day in the Park Hill neighborhood.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a Park Hill residence on New Year's Day.

At about 1:45 a.m., Louisville Metro Police responded to a "person down" in the back of a residence in the 1700 block of Wilson Avenue, according to an LMPD news release.

Officers on scene found a man believed to be "obviously deceased." The cause of death will be released after the autopsy, according to authorities.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is conducting a death investigation.

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