***UPDATE: The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim on Thursday.***
Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a release it is investigating a possible homicide in Hillsborough on Wednesday.
The Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a call from the 2600 block of Coleman Loop Road at approximately 11:30 a.m. after a neighbor found the victim lying in a yard and called 911. Another resident in the area later reported having potentially heard gunshots around 3:25 a.m.
Authorities said the victim is a black male in his sixties, but withheld his name as they are attempting to notify his next of kin.
The release said there are no suspects at this time and very little information is known. Those with any information about the incident are asked to call the lead investigator Dylan Hendricks at 919-245-2951.
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