Police Seek Public's Help With Melrose Avenue Homicide Investigation

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Police began investigating a homicide in St. Petersburg on Sunday morning.

A body was on Melrose Avenue South, west of Dr. MLK Street South, just before 7:15 a.m., a St. Pete police news release said.

Detectives had not determined the cause of the 60-year-old man's death on Sunday evening. However, it is considered a homicide, according to police.

Police will not release the victim's name until his next of kin is notified.

If you have any information about this case, call the St. Pete Police Department at 727-893-7780 or text SPPD plus your tip to TIP411.

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