Suspicious death in Security-Widefield now being investigated as a homicide

UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff's Office now says they are investigating this death as a homicide. They also said do believe this to be an isolated incident. Anyone who may have information regarding this incident is asked to the sheriff's office at (719) 390-5555.

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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) held a press conference on a suspicious death investigation early Monday morning.

EPSO investigators are at the scene, located off Crawford Avenue and Withington Drive in Security-Widefield.

According to the sheriff's office, a deputy was patrolling when they came across a vehicle stopped in the roadway around 5:46 a.m. The deputy approached the vehicle, thinking that it could have been an abandoned vehicle or a DUI.

The deputy said the man inside was unresponsive, and he began rendering life-saving measures. Other first responders arrived on scene, and those measures ceased around 6 a.m.

The sheriff's office says they don't believe there's a risk to the public at this time. However, the sheriff's office would not speculate on the cause of death, whether shots were fired, or if this could have been a suicide.

Details are very limited, but you can stream the press conference below:

As of Monday morning, there was still an active scene as the sheriff's office continued their investigation.