Man found dead in Boulevard Heights neighborhood. Police say his death was a homicide

ST. LOUIS — A man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound early Saturday morning, according to the St. Louis Police Department.

The department says that officers were dispatched around 5 a.m. to the 3800 block of Tesson Court in the Boulevard Heights neighborhood after receiving reports of a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the body of man who had been shot.

St. Louis police have not released any information about the man, but are investigating the shooting as a homicide.