Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating the possible suicide of a man whose body was found near a parking structure at the Cal State San Marcos campus early Monday.

The man’s body was found just outside a campus parking structure around 3:15 a.m. by students who were headed to their vehicles, said sheriff’s Lt. Rich Williams. Video taken at the location showed emergency crews performing CPR on the man.

The initial report came in as a possible suicide, and the preliminary investigation appears consistent with that, but it’s too soon to make that determination, Williams said.

School officials called it a suicide, and said the person has no known affiliation with the university.


“Our thoughts are with the individual and their family,” university spokeswoman Margaret Chantung said.

She said students affected by the event could access services at Student Health and Counseling Services.

University police said via Twitter that Lot N and Parking Structure 1 were temporarily closed because of the investigation. It was back open late Monday morning.


karen.kucher@sduniontribune.com


UPDATES:

11:50 a.m.: This story was updated with additional details. It was originally posted at 7:35 a.m.