Crime & Safety
Transient Man, 68, Found Dead Behind Pizza Parlor in Hayward
Police say they suspect foul play in the death and have not yet released the victim's name.
Police found the body of a 68-year-old man behind a pizza parlor in Hayward on Thursday, a police sergeant said today. Police responded to a report of a body found behind a pizza parlor in the 400 block of West Harder Road at 8:05 a.m., said Sgt. Ryan Cantrell. Cantrell said the fire department declared him deceased at the scene and police are investigating the incident as a homicide.
“We do suspect foul play,” Cantrell said. Police are not releasing the name of the victim or the cause of death until an autopsy is completed and next of kin are notified. The victim was a transient man who frequented Hayward, Cantrell said.
No suspects have been identified. Cantrell said it was the ninth homicide in Hayward this year.
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