Officials have identified the man found dead inside a burned-out car in San Diego's East County.
Dillon Davis, 20, of 4S Ranch, was found dead inside the trunk of the car along Skyline Truck Trail east of Jamul around 4:30 a.m. Thursday.
The driver of a passing vehicle called 911 after seeing a car on fire.
As they were fighting the flames, firefighters discovered a man's body in the trunk of the four-door sedan parked in front of a home.
The victim was so badly burned that investigators couldn't even determine a gender.
However, on Sunday, officials confirmed Davis was the victim.
Homicide investigators believe Davis was the victim of foul play and are asking for the public's help.
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“Because of the suspicious nature of the event that it was a fully engulfed vehicle and the charred remains of a human inside the vehicle, it does not appear to be the result of a vehicle accident," Capt. Duncan Fraser said on Thursday.
Anyone with information about the victim and/or this incident is asked to call the Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321/after hours at (858) 565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-TIPS(8477).
