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Police: Death of mayor’s neighbor is suspicious

A 76-year-old neighbor of Mayor Nutter was found dead Friday morning in his Wynnefield home. Police said the death was suspicious.

A 76-year-old neighbor of Mayor Nutter was found dead Friday morning in his Wynnefield home. Police said the death was suspicious.

Robert Lancaster was found by a relative about 9 a.m. in the home on the 2300 block of North 50th Street. He had suffered trauma to the left side of his face and a pillow was covering his face, police said.

One neighbor said Lancaster's pickup truck was missing. The neighbor said his wife and children lived in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Nutter said he knew the man "as a neighbor" but would not say more until he got more information. Police are investigating.

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