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Body found in vehicle at San Luis Obispo gas station, police say

The body of a dead person was found in a vehicle at a San Luis Obispo gas station Friday morning, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department.

Police confirmed that the remains reportedly found in a truck at the Chevron gas station at the intersection of Santa Rosa Street and Foothill Boulevard near the University Square shopping center.

Reports of the body came in around 5 a.m. Friday, according to police.

Police said the investigation is ongoing . No other details were available as of noon Friday.

Friday’s discovery marks the second time that a dead person has been found in San Luis Obispo in the past two days.

A man in his 60s was found deceased in a homeless encampment near the Bob Jones City to the Sea Bike Trail on Thursday morning by the San Luis Obispo Police Department’s Community Action Team and Special Enforcement Team.

This story was originally published October 9, 2020 at 12:17 PM.

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Cassandra Garibay
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Cassandra Garibay reports on housing throughout the San Joaquin Valley with Fresnoland at The Fresno Bee. Cassandra graduated from Cal Poly and was the breaking news and health reporter at The SLO Tribune prior to returning to the valley where she grew up. Cassandra is a two-time McClatchy President’s Award recipient. Send story ideas her way via email at cgaribay@fresnobee.com. Habla Español.
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