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PERSHING COUNTY, Nev. - The death of a man who was found in a pool of blood at the annual Burning Man art and music festival in the northwestern Nevada desert is being investigated as a homicide , according to the Pershing County Sheriff's Office.

What we know:

Sheriff's deputies responded to the gathering in the Black Rock Desert about 110 miles north of Reno on Saturday, Aug. 30.

The incident was reported when the festival's signature wooden effigy, known as the "Man," was set alight.

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According to authorities, they believe the homicide occurred in the area between 8 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. in the makeshift encampment called Black Rock City.

The investigation so far has include

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