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Louisville Metro Police at the scene of a shooting. (WDRB file photo)

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a vehicle in the city's Shawnee neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

Police were called to the 4400 block of Elliott Avenue — near South 44th Street and Northwestern Parkway — around 1:30 p.m. on a report that there was a "suspicious vehicle" in the area, LMPD Spokesperson Aaron Ellis said in a statement.

Once on scene, police found an "obviously deceased male" in the vehicle. 

LMPD's Homicide Unit is conducting a death investigation. The man's cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy.

No additional information was released. This story may be updated.

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