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Man found dead near E. Lake St. Target; police saying death suspicious

August 13, 2015 at 2:28AM

Minneapolis police and workers from the Hennepin County medical examiner's office responded to the scene where a body was discovered Wednesday in Minneapolis. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A man was found dead Wednesday behind a Target store in south Minneapolis in what police are treating as a suspicious death.

A passerby reported an unconscious person, located in a grassy area behind a back alley at 2500 E. Lake St., shortly before 9 a.m., police said.

Authorities arrived and found a deceased man.

Police spokesman John Elder said the man "met up with some sort of violence," but he offered no other details.

Police are interviewing people in the area and have found possible witnesses.

Authorities are also trying to determine if there is surveillance video of what happened.

Nicole Norfleet

Minneapolis police and the Hennepin County medical examiner were at the scene where a body was found on Wednesday. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)