The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is searching for the suspect who killed a man found with wounds to his upper body near San Clemente Thursday.
Just before 1 p.m., deputies arrived at the intersection of Cristianitos Road and S. El Camino Real after receiving a report of a body found at a homeless encampment.
The deputies searched the encampment, located in the field near the intersection, and found a 59-year-old man who had died. The man was identified on Tuesday as Robert Bretz.
The sheriff's department said he had obvious signs of trauma, but they did not say what created the wounds.
Homicide detectives are now investigating, and the medical examiner's office determined the cause of death was homicidal blunt force trauma.
If you know anything about the incident, call the homicide detail at 858-974-2321 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
