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Man found with fatal gunshot wound to head behind dumpster in Oak Cliff

By Annie Gimbel

/ CBS Texas

Your Friday Morning Headlines, February 10th, 2023

OAK CLIFF (CBSDFW.COM) - Homicide detectives are investigating after officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the head behind a dumpster in the 220 block of East Overton Road.

Police said he died at the scene on Feb. 8. 

The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office has yet to determine the man's identity. 

The investigation is ongoing and documented under case number 022347-2023.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective John Valdez with the Homicide Unit at 214.671.3623 or by email at john.valdez@dallaspolice.gov.

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.

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