Post updated at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday, July 12:
David Blaine Sullivan, a 62-year-old Lawrence man, was found dead in downtown Lawrence Wednesday morning, and police are investigating his death as a potential homicide.
Police were dispatched around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday to Sixth and Vermont streets. The caller believed the man was dead, according to a news release from the Lawrence Police Department.
“Officers responded and found a man on the ground near trees northwest of the intersection who was confirmed to be dead. Crime scene investigators processed the scene and discovered evidence that suggests foul play was involved in the death,” according to the release.
“A definitive determination on manner of death will be determined by the Coroner’s office following an autopsy later this week,” the release continued. “While we await that determination, we will continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to the man’s death.”
Police did not know how long Sullivan had been in the location where he was found, according to the release.
Investigators were working to identify the man’s next of kin early Wednesday afternoon and were withholding his identity until his family could be notified. They released his name later Wednesday.
Police ask that anyone who may have seen the man on the ground in the area or who may have more information to contact dispatch at 785-832-7509 or submit tips anonymously to CrimeStoppers of Douglas County at 785-843-TIPS (8477).
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Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
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