Death on Thanksgiving not being investigated as homicide

Wichita police say the death of a 26-year-old man on Thanksgiving is likely accidental.

A passerby noticed an unconscious man lying in a yard in the 2400 block of East Murdock at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday and called 911.

Police and EMS tried to resuscitate the man, but he was pronounced dead at 8:12 a.m., Sgt Ed Brower said.

Police were initially investigating his death as suspicious, but said Monday that they’re not looking at it as a homicide and are waiting for some tests to return before confirming a cause of death, Wichita police Lt. Todd Ojile said.

This story was originally published November 27, 2017 at 11:26 AM with the headline "Death on Thanksgiving not being investigated as homicide."