Body found near Debarr intersection

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A man died Friday morning after being found unconscious on the sidewalk of a Russian Jack neighborhood.

The man’s body was reported to the Anchorage Police Department around 8:45 a.m., with multiple officers and medics with the Anchorage Fire Department responding to the scene.

Police said the report said the man was found unconscious “lying on the ground on the sidewalk at the intersection” of Debarr Road and Hoyt Street.

A department spokesperson said the man was taken to the hospital, where he died. The spokesperson said no foul play is suspected but added that the case is still open. She said the State Medical Examiner will determine the cause of the death.

The discovery of the body comes just three days after a homicide investigation about a block away on the same street. Police said Tuesday that the body of 37-year-old Leanoano Pati was discovered in an apartment with “trauma to the upper body.” The department did not name any suspects at the time of publication, and did not say whether that investigation was connected to Friday’s investigation.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the man died at the hospital. An earlier version of this story reported information from the Anchorage Police Department that said the man died at the scene.