A man found down in the road on the southern edge of Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park early Monday died at the scene, Seattle Fire says.

According to emergency radio updates, a passerby found the man in his 60s or 70s down and unconscious at 14th and Prospect near the park’s water tower just after 4:30 AM Monday.

Seattle Police arrived first and called in Seattle Fire. According to SFD updates, the man had suffered a cardiac arrest. Attempts to revive him with CPR were called off about an hour after the man was discovered and the patient was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to witnesses and East Precinct radio updates, SPD taped off the area around the water tower and detectives were called to collect any evidence as onlookers gathered nearby in the busy park.

The Seattle Police Department has not said if the death is considered suspicious.

UPDATE: A department spokesperson said SPD conducted a standard death investigation and is awaiting results of an autopsy from the King County Medical Examiner.

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