EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) is investigating what they called a “suspicious death” after a man’s body was discovered on Thursday morning, June 12, near a Las Cruces park.
LCPD said officers were dispatched at about 5 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, near the tennis court at Lions Park, 701 W. Picacho Ave., after a passerby discovered the body of a man.
Due to the unknown circumstances surrounding the incident, LCPD detectives were called to investigate, according to police.
“The deceased will be sent to the medical investigator’s office for autopsy and to help determine the cause of death,” read the news release by LCPD.
LCPD said investigators have yet to confirm the identity of the man.
Anyone who may have witnessed suspicious circumstances at or near Lions Park during the early morning hours of Thursday is asked to call police at (575) 526-0795.
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