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The Durango Police Department is investigating a suspicious death that occurred Sunday behind Walmart in Durango.<\/p>\n
Police and medics were notified at 2:50 p.m. of an unconscious man not breathing and blue in color. Someone on scene began CPR efforts until medics arrived. Medics continued CPR efforts, but life-saving measures were ultimately unsuccessful, said Cmdr. Jacob Dunlop with the Durango Police Department.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were some potential suspicious circumstances, which are leading us to conduct a thorough investigation before we make a determination as to whether it was natural causes or not,\u201d Dunlop said.<\/p>\n
The victim had lived in the area for \u201ca little while,\u201d Dunlop said. An identification card listed a Durango address, but it was unknown if he was currently living at that address.<\/p>\n
The man associated with members of the homeless community, and he was found in a tent behind Walmart, but the tent did not belong to the victim, Dunlop said.<\/p>\n
Police planned to conduct further interviews before making a determination about cause of death.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral people were on scene with him and had been around the patient, so we have been interviewing them,\u201d Dunlop said.<\/p>\n
La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith said an autopsy is expected to occur this week, maybe as soon as Tuesday.<\/p>\n