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Suspicious death in El Cajon under investigation

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EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) – A man was found dead under suspicious circumstances Wednesday morning, prompting an El Cajon Police investigation.

At around 7:30 a.m., police said a man was walking to work in the 500 block of Fletcher Parkway -- across the street from Parkway Plaza mall -- when he spotted an unresponsive man on the sidewalk.

Officers dispatched to the scene arrived and confirmed an adult male was dead with “intentional trauma” to his body.

The exact cause of the man’s death was not immediately known, but police considered the death suspicious and are investigating the incident as a homicide.

Police stated they believe the victim was in his early 30s.

Due to the investigation, westbound lanes of Fletcher Parkway in the immediate area were shut down.