Man found dead in snow is homicide victim

A Hennepin County medical examiner's report says the Minneapolis man found dead in the snow outside his house is a homicide victim.

The medical examiner's office identified the man Friday as 45-year-old Michael Moulion Fonta. His body was found early Thursday morning.

The report says Fonta died of "complex homicidal violence."

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