COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit is investigating after a man was found dead Wednesday morning in north Columbus.
Police were called to the 1300 block of Morse Road at 4:31 a.m. and found 39-year-old Matthew Hurt unresponsive. Medics responded to the scene and pronounced Hurt dead at 4:39 a.m.
During a post-mortem exam by the Franklin County Coroner's Office, evidence of foul play was discovered and Hurt's death was ruled a homicide.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Shepherd at (614) 645-0877 or RShepherd@ColumbusPolice.org or to call Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).