The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in the Casa Colorada area south of the city of Rio Communities.
A woman walking in the 40 block of Lagrima Road called 911 to report a body in the area, said VCSO Lt. Joseph Rowland. The call came in at 8:46 a.m., Wednesday, March 6.
Deputies did locate the body of a man in the area when they responded to the call, Rowland said. The man doesn’t match the description of anyone reported missing from Valencia County.
A perimeter was established and the sheriff’s office criminal investigation division requested assistance from the New Mexico State Police for crime scene processing. That was completed on Thursday, March 7.
“We are still in the early stages on the investigation. We are treating it as a suspicious death,” Rowland said.
Once VCSO and NMSP processed the scene, the state Office of the Medical Investigator was contacted.
If a community member feels they might have information regarding this incident they are asked to call the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office at 505-866-2400.
Julia M. Dendinger began working at the VCNB in 2006. She covers Valencia County government, Belen Consolidated Schools and the village of Bosque Farms. She is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists Rio Grande chapter’s board of directors.
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