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Man Found Dead In Washington Park Alley

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was found dead in an alley Saturday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side.

Officers responding to reports of a person down about 9:45 a.m. found the 53-year-old unresponsive on the ground in an alley in the 5800 block of South Wabash, according to Chicago Police.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed the death but did not release further details Saturday afternoon.

Police said there were no apparent signs of trauma on the man's body. Area Central detectives are conducting a death investigation.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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