Crime & Safety
'Suspicious' Death Of Man Concluded To Be Natural Causes: MVPD
Unusual circumstances, including evidence of unexplained injuries, had police taking a closer look at the home death, officials said.
MOUNT VERNON, NY —The Mount Vernon Police Department's investigation into the death of 79-year-old John McGhee concluded that he died of natural causes.
Shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Mount Vernon police were called to Franklin Avenue for a report of an unresponsive man. Officers were directed to a dead man in a second-floor bedroom. The man was identified as 79-year-old John McGhee, of Mount Vernon.
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During the preliminary investigation, certain circumstances that appeared unusual were discovered, including some unexplainable injuries on the body of McGhee, police officials said.
After consulting with physicians from the Westchester County Medical Examiner's Office, it was determined that McGhee died of natural causes.
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The injuries that appeared suspicious were ruled to be superficial and were not related to the death of McGhee.
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