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Body of homeless man found in Sierra Vista; death being treated as homicide

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A homeless man was found dead in a field west of Walmart in Sierra Vista on Thursday.

Officers and detectives responded to a report of a dead man at about 4:45 p.m. They found the body near a tent at an apparent homeless camp, the news release said.

SVPD is treating the death as a homicide.

The cause of death will be determined via autopsy by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner.

The identity of the man has not been released.

The investigation is ongoing.