A man with severe blunt force trauma was found dead Sunday in the backyard of a Bay Ho home.
Officers were called to a house in the 4700 block of Monongahela Street around 10 a.m. A 41-year-old man had suffered trauma to his torso and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Police have identified the victim has a Paul Michael Martinez of San Diego. They did not release the nature of Martinez's injuries or how he died.
“At this juncture, it is unknown if the male’s death was accidental,” police said in a news release Sunday evening.
However, neighbor Aubrey Howard said he spoke with investigators and was told why the death was suspicious.
"Blood, which is an indication of blunt force trauma," Howard said. "They hadn't really moved the body out at that stage, but there was blood, lot of blood. That's all they said."
A man who lives at the home told NBC 7 off-camera that Martinez was a friend who was visiting and that this was all an accident.
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On Sunday, detectives spent hours searching the home and several cars park in front of it. They impounded at least one car.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner performed an autopsy Monday, but it could be weeks before Martinez's cause of death is released.
Homicide detectives continue to investigate.
Check back for updates.
