DOUGLAS COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a potential homicide after a man was found dead Wednesday.
The victim has been identified as David Blaine Sullivan, 62, of Lawrence, according to a media release.
Just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, police were called about a person near the intersection of 6th Street and Vermont Street, near the Kansas River, that the caller believed was dead.
Officers responded and found Blaine on the ground near trees northwest of the intersection who was confirmed to be dead. Crime scene investigators processed the scene and discovered evidence that suggests foul play was involved in the death.
A definitive determination on manner of death will be determined by the Coroner’s office following an autopsy later this week. While police await that determination, they will continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to the man’s death. It is currently unknown how long Blaine had been in the location he was found.