By Associated Press - Thursday, June 29, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in the District of Columbia are investigating a homicide that happened in the city’s Trinidad neighborhood.

Police said in a statement that they were called Wednesday morning to the 1300 block of Trinidad Avenue NE for a report of an unconscious male. Police say when officers arrived they found a man suffering from trauma to the head. Police say the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified the man as 29-year-old Michael Vest of Washington.



The Washington Post reports police are investigating whether Vest was fatally beaten. An autopsy is planned.

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