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Orange County detectives investigate suspicious death in Winter Garden

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — Detectives are investigating the death of a 77-year-old man in Winter Garden, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies found Noel Brown dead in a house at 1411 Avalon Road around 2:45 p.m. Saturday.

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Detectives consider the death to be suspicious, and the medical examiner determined the cause of death as a homicide.

Deputies canvassed the neighborhood as part of the investigation Sunday.

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Detectives have received information that there may be some pertinent evidence in the area of Avalon Road and have called for crime scene investigators, the Sheriff’s Office said.

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No further details are available for release.