Weekend death in London, Ont. deemed homicide: London police
London police are now calling the death of a man in a London park on Sunday morning a homicide, and have identified the victim.
As previously reported, first responders were called Sunday around 6:45 a.m. to Gibbons Park near the Grosvenor Street entrance for a report of an unresponsive man.
Police and paramedics attended the scene and performed lifesaving efforts, but the man was pronounced deceased a short time later.
According to a press release from the London Police Service, the "suspicious" death is now been deemed a homicide.
The deceased has since been identified as 52-year-old Daniel Joseph Fawcett of London.
On Sunday, police had closed off a section of the park and were seen conducting a line search of the area using a metal detector. The Forensic Investigation Unit was also on scene.
The London Police Service is on scene of an active investigation in London, Ont.'s Gibbons Park on Nov. 6, 2022. (Marek Sutherland/CTV News London)
Officers are interested in speaking to anyone who was in the 0-100 block of Grosvenor Street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, or who may have information that could assist with the investigation.
The investigation is being handed by the Major Crime Section.
The cause of death has not yet been released.
— With files from CTV News London's Ashley Hyshka
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