A welfare check on the 3000 block of Swordsmen Place in East El Paso turned up a grim discovery Sunday afternoon: officers arrived to find a man in his 50s dead, and police are now calling the death suspicious. Family members had told police they hadn't heard from him in about a week.
The call came in around 1 p.m. Sunday, according to KTSM, which reported that officers located the man dead once they reached the home. The outlet noted it remains unclear how he died. The El Paso Police Department confirmed officers responded to the welfare check at that address and found the man deceased.
El Paso's Crimes Against Persons unit has taken over the investigation, with police describing the death as suspicious in nature, the station reported. The area immediately surrounding the home was expected to stay closed off for a few hours while investigators worked the scene, per the same account.
What Investigators Are Asking From the Public
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to come forward. Those with tips can call the non-emergency line at 915-832-4400, or dial 911 if it's an emergency, according to the station's report. People who want to remain anonymous can also reach Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477.
No details have emerged about how the man died or who he was beyond his approximate age. The investigation remains active, and police have not released additional information about the circumstances surrounding the discovery.
A Similar Case in Northeast El Paso
This isn't the first time a routine welfare check in El Paso has turned into a suspicious-death investigation. In a separate case this past March, officers responding to a welfare check on the 3800 block of Lawson in Northeast El Paso found 38-year-old Michael Jenkins dead, according to KFOX14. That outlet reported investigators determined Jenkins's injuries made the death suspicious, prompting the Crimes Against Persons unit to take over what became a murder investigation.
As with the Lawson case, Sunday's incident on Swordsmen Place now rests with the same specialized unit tasked with sorting out what happened. For now, police have offered no further word on the man's identity, the cause of his death, or whether any suspects have been identified.
