Man found deceased in NW Ocala yard

[Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette file photo]

Law enforcement and fire rescue services personnel responding to an address in northwest Ocala around noon on Jan. 27 found a man deceased on the property.  

According to Ocala Police Department Public Information Officer Jeffrey Walczak, OPD officers responding to a report of a death in the 700 block of Northwest 8th Avenue found a deceased man, said to be in his 50s, and that “fire was involved.”

“(The deceased person) was located in the back yard,” Walczak wrote in a text. 

Ocala Fire Rescue PIO Ashley Lopez stated in an email that OFR “responded to the 700 block of NW 8th Avenue. The deceased was located outside the residence. There was no active fire upon firefighters’ arrival.”

“The Ocala Police Department and the Florida State Fire Marshal are investigating if fire was a factor in the death,” Lopez stated.