Police are investigating the death of a white adult male who was found in a “pool of blood” at the Burning Man festival on Saturday night, Aug. 30, just as the “Man” effigy was beginning to be torched.

The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was flagged down at the campsite in Black Rock City at about 9.14pm, where a male was found to be lying on the ground, “obviously deceased,” a statement reads.

Forensics specialists have been called in to help with the collection of evidence and processing the scene in the northern Nevada desert. Officers, at this stage, are treating the death as a homicide.

Although this act appears to be a “singular crime,” all participants “should always be vigilant of their surroundings and acquaintances,” reads a statement signed by Pershing County Sheriff

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