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Monday, May 13, 2024

Police investigates body found near real estate office

Gainesville police are awaiting the autopsy results for a man whose body was discovered near Northwest 23rd Avenue Monday morning.

At about 10 a.m., people walking on Northwest 23rd Avenue saw two legs poking out from under bushes near the intersection of Northwest 23rd Avenue and Northwest Eighth Street.

When they arrived at the scene, Gainesville Police Department officers found the decomposing body of Robert Ware, 50, in front of Betty Hilgendorf Real Estate, 738 NW 23rd Ave.

GPD Lt. Mike Schiboula said the police are waiting for the autopsy results, which will be available later today. Schiboula said no foul play was suspected.

Schiboula said that Ware lived in Gator Village, 321 NW 21st Lane, near where his body was found.

He said that Ware lived with a roommate who reported him missing Thursday night.

His roommate said that Ware had some health conditions that authorities are looking into, Schiboula said.

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