The Oceanside Police Department launched a homicide investigation after a body wrapped in a tarp was found in the back of an SUV over the weekend.
A suspicious SUV that had been parked on the 500 block of Douglas Drive near the San Luis Rey River for several days was reported to police at around 2:45 a.m. Sunday.
Responding OPD officers inspected the black Ford SUV and discovered the wrapped body in the back seat.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office identified the body as 49-year-old Jose Guadalupe Ruiz-Rodriquez.
Authorities said he was an Oceanside resident.
Investigators believe foul play was involved because of how the body was found, according to OPD.
No other information was available.
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