A man was found shot to death in his front yard in Mobile after a vehicle struck the home, according to police

Mobile police are investigating a murder after a man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound early Tuesday.

Officers responded to a residence on Darwood Drive just after 3:30 a.m. Tuesday after a report of a shooting. When they arrived at the scene, they discovered a vehicle leaning against the residence and the body lying nearby in the front yard.

The victim’s identity is being withheld until next of kin are notified.

According to Mobile police, no further details were released “to protect the integrity of the investigation.”