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Police ID young man whose body was found on Old Kings Road

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Police have identified a young man whose body was found before dawn Thursday in the Allendale neighborhood of Old Kings Road.

Jacksonville police got a call at 2:35 a.m. reporting a dead body near where Old Kings dead-ends at railroad tracks.

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Investigators later identified the man as 23-year-old Christopher Clayshon Fonte, and have ruled his death a homicide.

Medical examiner's are working to determine how he died, but officers said foul play is suspected. 

JSO is asking anyone with information about Fonte or what happened to call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.