Death of man found near Tucson being investigated

Deputies found a man with “obvious signs of trauma” just before he died early Wednesday in a rural area southeast of Tucson, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday in a news release.

Deputies were responding to a call about an “unresponsive male” when they spotted the man near South Sonoita Mountain View Highway and East Sahuarita Road. He died a short time later, the release said.

The incident occurred near the Whetstone Ranch area.

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Homicide detectives are investigating. No further information was released Wednesday afternoon.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME, the anonymous tips line.