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Police investigating man found dead near Westside home's carport

A homeless man was found with a head injury near a carport of a home Sunday morning, the agency said. JSO is working to determine the circumstances.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police are working to determine what led to the death of a man found dead on the Westside Sunday morning.

At approximately 2:30 a.m., officers responded to a man in late 50s who appeared to have a head injury. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office pronounced the man dead at the scene.

The man was found in the carport of a home that was not his on Columbus Avenue. The house was not abandoned. JSO said the man was homeless.

The incident is classified as an undetermined death pending an autopsy, the agency stated, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call JSO at 904-630-0500, email JSOCRIMETIPS@Jaxsheriff.org or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

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