Man Found Dead In Dirt Lot In Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, CA — Police were investigating a homicide Wednesday after a man was found dead in a dirt lot in Oceanside.

Officers responded to a report of a person with "obvious traumatic injuries" shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Foussat Road, where police found a man dead in a dirt lot, according to the Oceanside Police Department.

The man's identity was withheld pending family notification.

Detectives from the department's Crimes of Violence Unit were investigating the homicide.

Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact Detective Mark Theriot at 760-435-4378.