Patrolling city police officers found a gunshot victim lying on the ground early Tuesday near the intersection of East Dunlap Street and Thomas Lane. Officers found the victim about 1:17 a.m., they went to check on the person, found the victim had suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was dead, according to a Lancaster Police Department release. There were no calls of gunshots in the area before the victim was found, said Police Chief Scott Grant. The identity of the victim is not being released until the family has been notified.