Dead body found in Russian Consulate

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a body was found in the Russian Consulate Tuesday morning.

Officers responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man inside 9 East 91st Street on the Upper East Side around 7 a.m.
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A 63-year-old man was found unresponsive with head trauma. Authorities believe he suffered a medical condition and apparently fell, sustaining a fatal head injury.

The autopsy is underway, but police say this does not appear suspicious or criminal in nature.
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The investigation is ongoing.

The identity of the deceased has not been released.
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