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Buffalo Police launch investigation after body found Thursday evening

Police say that a body was discovered on Tonawanda Street in the area of Hertel Avenue.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Police Department launched a homicide investigation after a body was discovered Thursday evening.

Police said a body was discovered on Tonawanda Street, near Hertel Avenue, around 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

"Erie County medical examiners ruled the death of a 57-year-old Cheektowaga male as a homicide by blunt force trauma," according to a spokesperson for the Buffalo Police Department.

Anyone with information is asked to call or text the confidential tip call line at 716-847-2255.

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