St. Paul police investigate suspicious death in Hazel Park

Police investigate a death at Hazel Park
St. Paul police investigated a death at the city's Hazel Park Tuesday morning.
Jon Collins | MPR News

Updated: 8:30 a.m. | Posted: 7:05 a.m.

Police were investigating a suspicious death near Hazel Park Recreation Center in St. Paul early Tuesday morning.

Police were called to the park at about 3 a.m. said Sgt. Mike Ernster. Officers found a man dead in the park.

Investigators had taped off much of the park and some surrounding blocks by 7 a.m. Officers were clustered on a baseball field.

Ernster said no more information about the incident was immediately available. Police say they do not believe there's a threat to the public.

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