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Man Found With Head Trauma in SF Visitacion Valley Home's Death Considered Homicide

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- A 24-year-old man was found dead from head trauma in a home in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood on Friday and police are considering the case a homicide, a police spokeswoman said on Monday.

The victim, identified by the medical examiner's office as San Francisco resident Marcus Douglas, was found dead by officers responding at 5:08 p.m. Friday to a home in the 1500 block of Sunnydale Avenue, police spokeswoman Officer Grace Gatpandan said.

The case was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner but the cause of Douglas' death has not been determined, Gatpandan said.

No suspect information was immediately available in connection with the death, she said.

Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the message.

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