Crime scene declared after 50-year-old man dies from injuries in Brisbane's West End
Police say emergency services were called to a unit complex on Ryan Street in West End around 4:30am on Saturday after receiving reports of a man being found unconscious at his home.
They say the man, who has yet to be formally identified, was found unresponsive and alone inside a unit with critical injuries.
He was later declared deceased at the scene, and the death is being treated as "suspicious", police say.
Speaking to the media on Saturday afternoon, Detective Inspector Wayne Francis said first responders had made "valiant efforts" to save him.
"It was a very traumatic scene, especially for the first responders ... the police and ambulance [officers] who attended," he said.
"I think they did a tremendous job trying to save his life under those conditions."
Detective Inspector Francis was unable to provide any further details about the man's injuries.
He said police were aware there had been "some occupants" at the unit last night and they were working to identify and speak to all of them.
A crime scene has been declared at the unit, although police say there is no ongoing concern to other members of the community in the area.
Detective Inspector Francis said it was understood to have been a "targeted" incident, with those involved known to each other.
However, he said the "exact nature of the association" was still being determined.
Detective Inspector Francis said police anticipate the investigation into the incident will take a number of days, which included the formal identification process.
He said police are working "tirelessly" on the case and are urging any witnesses who were in the vicinity of the Ryan Street unit complex "at anytime overnight" to come forward.
West End resident Liam Taylor said disturbances in the area were common, although it was mostly relaxed.
But apart from those, Mr Taylor said the area was "pretty relaxed".
He said he'd been "disturbed" to learn someone had died so close to his home.
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