HUNTINGTON BEACH — A man’s death in Huntington Beach on Tuesday evening was being investigated as a homicide, police said.

Officers were called to the 7800 block of Ellis Avenue, west of Beach Boulevard, at about 5 p.m. for a report of a person bleeding. They found an elderly man lying on the ground and bleeding from his face and head, according to Huntington Beach police Officer Angela Bennett.

A sedan is used to support crime scene tape as police stand guard outside a home in Huntington Beach on Wednesday morning, where an elderly man was found bloodied and on the ground Tuesday, Sept. 19. He later died at a hospital. Police suspect homicide. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A single family home in Huntington Beach is taped off as a crime scene Wednesday morning, where an elderly man was found bloodied and on the ground Tuesday, Sept. 19. He later died at a hospital. Police suspect homicide. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Police stand guard outside a single family home in Huntington Beach on Wednesday morning, where an elderly man was found bloodied and on the ground Tuesday, Sept. 19. He later died at a hospital. Police suspect homicide. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)



The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died, she said. Bennett said police have identified the victim, but are not yet releasing his identity or specifics on how he was killed.

Police are calling the death a homicide and are looking for a possible suspect, according to Bennett.

The area where the man was found is a neighborhood of older, single-family homes on a palm-lined street. Ellis was blocked off for about a block between Delaware and Main streets while police investigated.

City News Service contributed to this report.