A man in his 70s was found dead in a home southwest of Lincoln on Monday morning under circumstances the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office described as suspicious.
Deputies were called to the home on the 1600 block of Southwest 40th Street just after 8 a.m. Monday, according to the sheriff's office.
The call was dispatched as a possible medical emergency, Deputy Chief Ben Houchin said, but when deputies arrived, they were told that a death had occurred. Once inside the home, Houchin said deputies noted "suspicious circumstances with the residents and with the deceased party."
Deputies retreated from the house, Houchin said, until they could get a search warrant. Investigators were working inside the home on Monday afternoon.
Houchin said there is no threat to the public. An autopsy is scheduled on Tuesday.