911 Calls Alert Police to Dead Man in Normal Heights

SAN DIEGO, CA: The death of a man in Normal Heights was being investigated by homicide detectives Friday, authorities said.

Several calls to 911 were made about 10 p.m. Thursday, with callers reporting a person down in the 3200 block of El Cajon Boulevard, said San Diego police homicide Lt. Ray Valentin.

A man in his late 40's was found unconscious and not breathing by responding officers, who tried to revive him before paramedics arrived. The victim, who was not immediately identified, had major trauma to his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, Valentin said.

Anyone with information on the man's death was urged to call the San Diego police homicide unit at 619-531-2259 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

City News Service

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