AMES, Iowa — Ames police are investigating after a man was found dead in a parking lot Sunday morning, according to a news release.
Officers responded to a report of a man lying in an alley near the 700 block of Burnett Avenue around 8:30 a.m.
Officials say a 53-year-old man was found dead in a parking lot near the alley. The man was transported to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
The man's name is being withheld until his family has been notified, officials say.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Ames police at 515-239-5133 or submit an anonymous tip here.
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