Oceanside CA— Last night, January 1st, 2016 at approximately 8:40 pm Oceanside Police Officers responded to a radio call of man down in the street in the 2100 block of S. Coast Highway.
Upon arrival, Officers found a White male adult, approximately 40-years-old, on the ground with injuries to his face and the back of his head.
Paramedics arrived on scene to provide medical aid and subsequently transported the subject to a local area hospital. Shortly after arriving at the hospital, the subject was pronounced dead by hospital staff.
Detectives from the Oceanside Police Department were called out to begin conducting a death investigation.
At this point in time, the cause of the subject’s death is undetermined.
OPD Investigating Death of Man Found on Coast Highway
January 2, 2016
Authorities from the San Diego Sheriff’s Department and coastal North County police departments examine weapons turned in during a Guns for Gift Cards event in Vista the weekend of Aug. 27. (Sheriff’s Department photo)
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