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Suspicious death investigation south of Colorado Springs now considered a homicide

Suspicious death investigation south of Colorado Springs now considered a homicide
Suspicious Death Investigation
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SECURITY-WIDEFIELD — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office announced they were investigating a homicide south of Colorado Springs on Monday.

EPSO Suspicious Death Investigation
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office on the scene of a suspicious death investigation in the Security-Widefield area on 3-24-25.

At about 7:30 a.m., the sheriff's office announced on social media that they were in the area of Crawford Avenue and Withington Drive in the Security-Widefield area.

The neighborhood is just west of the Bluestem Prairie Open Space.

According to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was on patrol when they noticed a vehicle on the wrong side of the roadway in the area. When the deputy checked on the vehicle, he discovered an unresponsive male in the passenger seat.

A medical crew was called to the vehicle and the man was pronounced dead at about 6 a.m.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at (719)390-5555.

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