Police ID Man Beaten to Death in Little Italy

Police Tuesday publicly identified a man who was found dead in Little Italy last month.

At about 9 a.m. on Feb. 8, officers found the victim unresponsive, wrapped in a blanket on a sidewalk after reports of a person down in the 600 block of Grape Street, near India Street, according to the San Diego Police Department.

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Paramedics pronounced Roger Jauron, 57, dead at the scene. Jauron was homeless at the time of the incident.

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The initial investigation showed the victim was physically assaulted earlier that morning, Lt. Adam Sharki reported.

A former HOA board member told NBC 7's Dave summers the resident had behavioral trouble and said a deadly conflict could have been avoided.

Police identified William Keeton, 52, as a suspect on Feb. 8. Two days later, Keeton was arrested and booked into the San Diego County Jail on suspicion of murder and a probation violation.