Carbondale Police have launched a murder investigation.

Just before 6 a.m. Friday, officers responded to assist with an eviction in the 700 block of South Marion Street. During the investigation, police located 61-year-old Melvin L. Edwards of Carbondale. He was taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale where he died from unknown injuries.

43-year-old Freddie Ray Glaser, formerly of Colorado, was identified as a suspect. He was located on South Lewis Lane and arrested on a charge of homicide. He has been lodged in the Jackson County Jail.