NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Police are appealing to the public for information about the death of a 70-year-old man in Niagara Falls, Ont.

Niagara Regional Police and paramedics responded to a problem on Friday morning at 5130 Portage Road.

They found an elderly man dead in an apartment.

Police say the incident is being considered a homicide.

The man has been identified as Giuseppe "Joe" Caputo, who police say was the resident of the apartment.

An autopsy is being done this weekend.