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Police surround the body of a man, found dead in Lyons Park in Mobile, Ala., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. (Theresa Seiger/tseiger@al.com)

MOBILE, Alabama -- For the second time in one week, officers with the Mobile Police Department are investigating an apparent homicide involving a bicyclist killed in the night.

Around 6:25 a.m. Tuesday, police were called to a report of a person down in Lyons Park on Springhill Avenue, said Sgt. Christopher Levy, public information officer for MPD.

When they arrived, they found a man lying on a concrete walkway in the southwest corner of the park. He was pronounced dead on the scene by members of the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department.

Levy said the man suffered "obvious injuries to his torso," although police are still investigating to determine what caused them. He said that although the body was found early Tuesday morning, the attack occurred "obviously, sometime during the night."

The man's name has not been released pending family notification.

Blood soaked the concrete under the man's body, which lay under a yellow tarp next to a bicycle after police arrived Tuesday. While investigators were examining his body, it appears they may have found cash on him. Officers also recovered a boom box, which they placed into a brown bag.

Around 9:30 a.m., police started to remove yellow caution tape around the scene. Minutes later, they were wrapping more tape around an area to the north of the original crime scene. An officer on scene said more evidence had been found in the area.

Patricia Lamiri, who has lived in the vicinity of the park for approximately 30 years, said she was visiting Monday afternoon when she got a bad feeling.

"I guess God was warning me," Lamiri said. "It's not safe to be in this park at night."

She said she used to enjoy taking nighttime strolls or bike rides through Lyons Park, although in the last few months the "vibe" has changed.

"The wrong people are trying to take over the park," Lamiri said, mentioning the possibility of gang involvement in the attack. Police have not said anything about the motive in the case as they start their investigation or mentioned any possible gang connections.

"It makes me feel like our park needs to be more lit and more secure," Lamiri said.

The attack took place approximately one week after a woman called police to say a man's body was lying in a grassy area near the intersection of Springhill Avenue and Broad Street. The man was identified as 48-year-old Joseph "Joey" O'Brien, a husband and father of three.

Police are still investigating both homicides. Anyone with information can contact MPD at 251-208-7211.