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Police Investigate Death Outside Building Near 16th Avenue & Broadway In Denver

By Anna Maria Basquez

DENVER (CBS4) – Police responded to a call for the death of a person they say was found outside a building near 16th Avenue and Broadway on Saturday morning.

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"Somebody called in an unresponsive person," said Officer Ana Munoz, spokeswoman for Denver Police Department. "They found a victim outside of a building."

She said the cause of death was not immediately clear. Residents describe the area where the body was found as near the YMCA.

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"We don't know how the person got there. We don't know if there's any foul play," she said. Officers are still investigating.

Crime scene tape blocked the area and a crime scene investigations van was on-site.

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