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Coroner identifies dead man found in Colorado Springs

Posted at 1:50 PM, Sep 18, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-18 15:50:23-04

COLORADO SPRINGS – A dead man found in the 400 block of E Costilla Street Saturday has been identified.

The El Paso County Coroner’s Office confirmed the identity of the deceased man as 28-year-old Daniel Chamberlain Lehman of Colorado Springs. Lehman was found in the area of E Costilla Street and S Wahsatch around 7:14 a.m.

Officers received reports of a body found in the area. Lehman was confirmed dead on the scene.

The Colorado Springs Police Department Violent Crimes Section is the lead in the investigation and is classifying the incident as suspicious. This is an ongoing investigation.

Lehman’s death is the 23rd homicide investigated by CSPD in 2018.

Anyone with information or is a witness to the death investigation is asked to call CSPD at (719) 444-7000.