Sacramento police investigate after body found near city’s Granite Park

Sacramento police on Monday discovered a body near the city’s Granite Regional Park, and are calling the death suspicious, department officials said.

Dispatchers received a call of something wrapped in a blanket in the 8100 block of Cucamonga Avenue near Power Inn Road. Officers responded after 7 p.m. Monday, finding a man’s body.

Investigators were called to take over the scene, but Police Department officials said they don’t yet know whether the man met with foul play. Investigators were also trying to determine the man’s age.

The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will identify the man once family have been notified.

Anyone with information is asked to call dispatchers at 916-808-5471.

Darrell Smith

The Sacramento Bee

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Darrell Smith is a local reporter for The Sacramento Bee. He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.