News » Local News

Body Zipped in Sleeping Bag Found in Southern California Parking Lot

By Monica Garske and Danya Bacchus, NBC San Diego

Credit: NBC San Diego

Sheriff's deputies discovered a dead body inside a car in the parking lot of a grocery store in Fallbrook, San Diego County, on Thursday night.

January 4, 2013 Updated Jan 4, 2013 at 9:45 AM PDT

A dead body was discovered zipped up in a sleeping bag in a car at a grocery store's parking lot near San Diego on Thursday.

Deputies and fire officials were called to the Albertson's supermarket in Fallbrook, Calif., around 7:15 p.m. The body was found inside a 1997 Toyota Forerunner.

Homicide detectives later responded to the scene.

"At this point we don't know whose it is -- we don't even know if it is male or female -- just that it appears suspicious," San Diego Sheriff's Department Sgt. Patrick Yates said. "The body is dead [and] the circumstances are suspicious

There is much more to this story from NBC News, to read about it CLICK HERE.

To submit a comment on this article, your email address is required. We respect your privacy and your email will not be visible to others nor will it be added to any email lists.