UPDATE On Gilroy Man's 'Suspicious Death'

Gilroy police are waiting for the results of an autopsy to determine what caused the mysterious death of a 56-year-old man found early Monday after neighbors called police about dogs barking, a police spokesman said.

At 2:59 a.m. Monday, Gilroy police responded to a call about a loud noise at a residence in the 1400 block of Bay Tree Drive and a short time later found a man lying unconscious inside, Sgt. Pedro Espinoza said.

Emergency medical personnel attempted to save his life but he was pronounced dead, Espinoza said.

Police consider the man’s death to be suspicious based on the nature of the call, which was a report of dogs barking at the residence prior to the discovery of the body, Espinoza said.

Officers found no evidence of a violent death and it is up to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office to examine the body to settle on a cause of death, he said.

“There was no obvious trauma that we would definitely classify as a homicide so we are waiting for autopsy results,” Espinoza said.

The man apparently lived by himself at the residence but police are still looking into the possibility that someone else also resided there, he said.

Gilroy police are requesting anyone with information about the case to call the department’s investigations bureau at (408) 846-0350 or to provide information anonymously at the We-Tip line at (800) 782-7463.

--Bay City News

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