Body Found At North County Strip Mall

NORTHWEST SAN DIEGO COUNTY -- The body of a possible transient was found Tuesday morning at a North County strip mall but the fatality is not believed to be suspicious, San Diego County Sheriff's officials said.

The discovery in the 1700 block of University Drive in Vista was reported shortly after 6 a.m., according to sheriff's officials.

The person who found the body in a makeshift homeless camp behind a Target store described it as partially decomposed, Lt. David Buether said. The case was being investigated as a suspected natural death, the lieutenant said.

Details about the unidentified person, including their gender and approximate age, have not yet been made available.

The county Medical Examiner's Office was called in to take custody of the body for identification and autopsy purposes.

This is a developing story and more information will be added as additional details become known.

City News Service contributed to this report.