Daniel Borunda

El Paso Times

El Paso police detectives were investigating a "suspicious death" after the body of a man was found Tuesday in the Northeast desert, police officials said

The body was found in the desert near the 13000 block of Dyer Street, which is near Stan Roberts Sr. Avenue in the northeastern edge of El Paso, police said via Twitter.

The death was under investigation by the Crimes Against Persons Unit. Details were not released on why police consider the death suspicious.

Police are still investigating the shooting death of a man Monday evening near Park Hills Park on the West Side. The name of the man killed has not been released pending notification of out-of-town family, a police spokesman said Tuesday. There have been no arrests in that case.

— Daniel Borunda