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Authorities Release Name Of Man Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances On Central Coast

Authorities are now releasing the name of a Central Coast man who died under what’s being called suspicious circumstances. The body of Maurilio Manzano Gonzalez was discovered off of Santa Rosa Road in the Lompoc area May 17th.

Someone driving by the area noticed the 34 year old man’s body on the ground, next to a vehicle. The Santa Maria man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives call the death “suspicious,” but still haven’t released details about the cause of death, or what they think happened.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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