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Investigators talk near the body of a gunshot victim found this morning in the 1200 block of South Broadway in Santa Maria. / Len Wood/Staff
A man's body with a single gunshot wound to the head was found just before 8 a.m. today behind trash containers at the rear of China Bowl restaurant at 1206 S. Broadway.
The victim, a white male between 50 and 60 years old, has not been officially identified, said Santa Maria police Sgt. Dan Ast.
“There does not at this time to be any signs of foul play,” he said.
Police made the preliminary determination that the death was a suicide, but have not confirmed that. The coroner will review the death, and the investigation is continuing.
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