Man dies after reports of large bladed weapon
Staffordshire Police said it was called to reports of a person with a large bladed weapon on Cope's Avenue in Tunstall at about 02:30 BST on Saturday.
Officers later gained access to the property and found a man in his 20s who was unresponsive, a force statement added.
It is not known how he died, but detectives do not believe anybody else was involved.
Paramedics attended and attempted CPR but the man inside the home was declared dead at the scene.
An investigation will now review the circumstances leading up to his death, the force added.
Anybody with information has been asked to contact police.
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