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Police searching for masked suspect in East Village homicide

Detectives investigate suspicious death downtown
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- A customer at a downtown flooring warehouse found a man dead inside the business Wednesday afternoon, according to San Diego Police.

First responders arrived and performed CPR but could not resuscitate the man.

According to police, homicide detectives were called to the 1000 block of G Street around 4 p.m. to investigate the death.

Ghedeer "Tony" Radda, 49, the owner of the business, suffered traumatic injuries to the torso, according to Lt. Matt Dobbs, but it was unclear if he'd been shot or stabbed.

Police said surveillance cameras captured two suspects running from the area. They have yet to determine a motive.

Police said one of the suspects is a man seen wearing a mask resembling an older woman with gray hair. He was also wearing a gray jacket and dark pants. The second suspect is a woman last seen with purple hair police say may be a wig. She was also wearing a dark jacket and blue jeans. 

Radda leaves behind a wife and two young children. A GoFundMe account has been started for his family.

Anyone with information is asked to call San Diego Police at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.