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Police investigating sudden death in Arlandria neighborhood

By James Cullum
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(Updated at 10:45 a.m.) Alexandria Police reported a sudden death Wednesday morning in the City’s Arlandria neighborhood.

The death was reported in the 3900 block of Mount Vernon Avenue at around 6:45 a.m., and the area from Executive Avenue to Russell Road was temporarily shut down, but the street was reopened as of 10 a.m.

The 55-year-old male victim was found in the doorway of a building, according to Alexandria Police.

No arrests have been made in connection to the incident.

No information on the victim was released, and the cause of death will be determined by a medical examiner, police said on social media.

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