Authorities investigating death on Encinitas street
The person was found injured and covered in blood around 10:30 Monday night near Neptune Avenue and Sylvia Street, sheriff's officials said
By Alex Riggins
Dec. 22, 2020 12:18 PM PT
ENCINITAS —
Personnel from the county Medical Examiner's Office were investigating a person's death Monday night, Dec. 21, on a street near beachfront homes in Encinitas, a sheriff's lieutenant said.
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Sheriff's Department officials initially said Monday night the death was suspicious and was being investigated by homicide detectives, but Lt. Ricardo Lopez, a sheriff's spokesman, said Tuesday, Dec. 22, that wasn't the case.
Just after 10:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, two people found an injured person "face down and covered in blood" near Neptune Avenue and Sylvia Street, San Diego sheriff's Lt. William Amavisca said.
Deputies responded and were investigating the "suspicious incident," according to Amavisca.
No other details were available Tuesday, Dec. 22, about the death.
Lopez said homicide detectives may have initially been requested, but ultimately did not respond to conduct an investigation — signaling the death is not thought to be suspicious.
The street where the person was found runs parallel to the ocean, with a row of beachfront homes separating it from cliffs overlooking the sand. The area is about two blocks north of Moonlight State Beach and two blocks south of Stonesteps beach.
— Alex Riggins is a reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune
11:43 a.m. Dec. 24, 2020: This story was updated with additional details and new information provided by the Sheriff's Department.
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Alex Riggins
Alex Riggins came to The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2018 from City News Service. He previously worked in Idaho for the Times-News. The Idaho Press Club named him Rookie of the Year in 2015. He is a La Mesa native and proud Helix Highlander, Grossmont Griffin and San Diego State Aztec.
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