Man shot dead on Santa Rosa street

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A 27-year-old man was found shot dead on a Santa Rosa street Wednesday evening, authorities said, though few details about the incident were released.

Around 7:45 p.m., police received several reports of gunshots near Townview Avenue on the eastern side of the city, Sgt. Josh Ludtke, a Santa Rosa police spokesman, said in a statement.

A few minutes later, dispatchers were told that a person was lying in the road on the 1400 block of Townview Avenue.

The first officers on the scene discovered the man, later identified as Reginal Dewayne Burt of Santa Rosa, with at least one gunshot wound, Ludtke said. Burt was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit were called to take over the investigation, Ludtke said.

No arrests were made and neither a description of the suspect or suspects, nor a possible motive for the attack was released.

Investigators encouraged anyone with information about the shooting to contact police at (707) 543-3590.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale