Death of Man in Rural Castro Valley Being Treated as Homicide

A man was found dead Monday afternoon in rural Castro Valley, possibly due to foul play, an Alameda County sheriff's spokesman said Tuesday.

Someone called the sheriff's office at 2:30 p.m. Monday to report a person on the ground along Redwood Road at mile marker 2.95 in unincorporated Alameda County, sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said.

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Initially, authorities thought the person may have been hit by a vehicle, and the California Highway Patrol responded.

Investigators are treating the death as a homicide.

Anyone with information about the death can call the sheriff's office at (510) 667-7721.

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