On Thursday morning, the El Paso Police were called to a grim discovery at Las Palmas Medical Center, where the body of a man was found outside the medical facility. As reported by KTSM, officers responded after 8 a.m. to a welfare check at the center’s location at 1801 N. Oregon St., near the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and subsequently found the deceased individual. At the time of discovery, the cause of death was not apparent, turning the situation into a death investigation under police scrutiny.
As detailed by ABC-7, the body was discovered in a private surface parking lot adjacent to the medical center. A spokesperson from Las Palmas acknowledged the ongoing investigation, saying, "We are aware that the El Paso Police Department responded to a call about a deceased individual in a private surface parking lot adjacent to Las Palmas Medical Center today." Yet, further details were not immediately available due to the ongoing nature of the investigation.
CBS4local.com also covered the incident, noting that authorities had been alerted to the scene, positioned notably near UTEP, around 8 a.m. Nevertheless, officials, at the time, stated that the cause of death was still unknown, reinforcing the shroud of uncertainty that enveloped this unsettling event.
