SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE DEATH OF ELDERLY MAN IN LAKESIDE
January 30, 2011 (Lakeside) – Last night, a 28-year-old man reported that his 77-year-old father was deceased at their residence. Paramedics pronounced the elderly man dead at the scene, 12645 Laurel Street, Apt. 1, in Lakeside. “The condition of the body was such that paramedics expressed their concerns to deputies,” said Lt. Dennis J. Brugos with the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail.
Brugos indicated that what appeared to be injuries prompted investigators from the Crime Lab, Santee Sheriff’s Command, California Department of Justice, U.S. Border Patrol and the Homicide Detail to respond.
At this point in the investigation, neither a cause nor manner of death have been established.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321, after hours at (858)-565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-TIPS(8477).