Police Investigating Death of Man Found Injured In 5600 Block of North Central Expressway

Police are investigating the death of a man who they say was found in the 5600 block of North Central Expressway early Thursday and hospitalized with an “apparent puncture wound.”

Dallas Fire-Rescue was called to the area at 12:22 a.m. April 23 after a witness found the man in distress and believed he might be injured, according to a press release.

Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the man, who had an “apparent puncture wound,” to a local hospital, where he died, police say.

The motives and circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation. Dallas police say they’re investigating the incident as an unexplained death.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and confirm the man’s identity.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police at 214-671-3083 or [email protected].

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Rachel Snyder, managing editor at People Newspapers, first joined the staff in 2019. She's covered everything from Dallas and University Park municipal government to business. Rachel began her journalism career at the daily newspaper The Express Star in Chickasha, Okla. She went on to work for the daily Duncan Banner in Duncan, Okla. the weekly Sand Springs Leader, and WFAA-TV in Dallas. She’s a fan of puns and community journalism, not necessarily in that order.