Detectives to continue to question five people as part of Stockton murder ivestigation
The man, 26, died on Hills Drive in Stockton-on-Tees at around midnight on Thursday.
The force said formal identification has not yet taken place, but the victim's family is being supported by specially trained officers.
Detectives have been questioning five people as part of a murder investigation and they all remain in custody.
Yesterday we showed you photos from Hills Drive - a residential area just north of the town centre - where a blue forensic tent was erected.
One image also showed an officer guarding a taped-off area of the road surrounded by cones.