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A decomposing body was found in the 2600 block of 21st Street S.W. on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016.

The man found dead behind a southwest Birmingham home on Friday morning had been shot multiple times, police say.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has ruled the case a homicide, Birmingham police released on Saturday evening. The victim hasn't been identified yet due to the condition of the body.

Officers in Birmingham's West Precinct responded to the report of a body found in the 2600 block of 21st Street Southwest at around 11:30 a.m.

At the scene, officers found a black man lying on his back in the back of an abandoned house, police said.

Neighbors reported they smelled an odor coming from the direction of the house and later found the victim. They also reported hearing two to three gunshots fired in the direction prior to finding the body.

The cause of death wasn't immediately known. An autopsy later revealed the man had died of multiple gunshot wounds to the body.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the B.P.D. Homicide Unit at 254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 254-7777.