Wheeling Police Investigating Dead Man Discovered in South Wheeling Abandoned Building

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Wheeling Police detectives are conducting a death investigation after a man’s body was discovered inside an abandoned home in the 4200 block of Jacob Street in South Wheeling.

Police were called to the area just before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday after a demolition crew on the premises located a body in the basement area.

The body will be taken to the West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office for positive identification and a determination of death.

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