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Police investigating death of man near Caesars Palace

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Metro Police homicide detectives are investigating a dead body discovered on the Las Vegas Strip on Monday morning.

Lt. Lew Roberts with Metro's homicide section said a man's bloodied body was found at Caesars Palace, located at the corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard South. The body was found about 7:30 a.m. Monday near The Forum Shops in some bushes, Roberts said.

Emergency medical crews tried to help the man but determined he was dead, police said. The manner of death has not been determined, police said.

The Clark County Coroner's Office will release the man's identity and the cause of death.

Anyone with information or who might have seen any suspicious activity is asked to call Metro's Homicide Section at (702) 828-3521, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.

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