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Wilmington police seek information related to 'suspicious death'

Wilmington police seek information related to 'suspicious death'

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The Wilmington Police Department is seeking information about what it's calling a "suspicious death."
Just after 10 p.m. Friday, June 27, police officers responded to the 2300 block of East Lake Shore Drive. The incident was initially reported as an injured person, but officers found one man dead when they arrived, according to a news release from the police department.
The incident is being investigated as a suspicious death by the WPD Criminal Investigation Division.
Details about how the person died and his identity were not immediately available Saturday morning.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Wilmington Police Department at (910) 343-3600 or use the anonymous Tip 411 app.
This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Wilmington, NC, police seek information related to 'suspicious death'

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