A welfare check on Utica's 500 block of Varick Street turned fatal on Friday afternoon, after police and firefighters arrived to find a man beyond resuscitative efforts. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and investigators have released little else about what happened.
Officers and Utica firefighters were called to the outdoor location around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, according to cnycentral.com. Responders found the man in a condition described as beyond resuscitative efforts, and he was later pronounced deceased. The station reports that his identity has not been released, and it remains unclear how he died.
Investigation Still in Early Stages
The Utica Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division is handling the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the man's death, according to wktv.com. No arrests or official cause of death have been announced as the case moves forward. Police said updates would be provided as more information becomes available, though nothing further had been released as of Friday, per the earlier report.
Newport Dispatch also covered the welfare check and the discovery of the man's body on Varick Street, noting that police and fire units responded to the scene around 12:30 p.m. Friday.
No Link to Recent Infant Death, Report Says
There is no indication that the man's death is connected to the recent death of an infant found at the Oneida Herkimer Solid Waste Authority facility.
For now, the man's identity, the cause of his death, and whether any injuries were involved remain unknown. Hoodline will update this story as Utica police release additional information.
