An AT&T employee who was initially thought to have been electrocuted Friday while checking on a phone line behind a home in Waco died of “violent acts,” police said Monday.

Kenneth Wayne Cleveland, 61, of Hewitt, was found dead late Friday morning behind a home at 525 Novelty St., in Waco, where he was checking phone service.

“We indicated early that the death possibly occurred by electrocution and our investigation was on-going,” Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said Monday.”

“Additional investigation at the scene and information from the medical examiner indicate that the individual died from violent injuries,” he said.

A preliminary autopsy report identifies the manner of death as homicide.

Further details on Cleveland’s injuries weren’t released Monday.

Police, firefighters and paramedics responded at around 11:30 a.m. Friday after a resident who said the AT&T employee was performing a routine check of his phone service, found Cleveland lying on the ground.

Cleveland was pronounced dead at the scene.

(Paul Gately and Brandon Marshall contributed to this story)