Ashland man found dead in Hazleton; Police investigating

By Kaylee Lindenmuth

HAZLETON, Luzerne County – An Ashland man was found dead in a minivan yesterday afternoon in the city of Hazleton.

According to Hazleton Police, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Seybert Street just before 1:00pm for reports of an unresponsive male inside a parked car.

Officers arrived,  and a female relayed she had observed a male with blue lips, unresponsive in a red Chevy Venture.

EMS, Hazleton Fire, and Hazleton Police found a 25-year-old Ashland man deceased inside the vehicle, and a Luzerne Count Coroner was brought to the scene.

The vehicle was secured for evidence by Hazleton Police.

Anyone with information is asked to call Hazleton police at 570-459-4940.

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