Homicide victim found on Old Stage Road ID’d

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A man found dead on Old Stage Road last week has been identified.

A passerby called 911 after spotting the body of 30-year-old Manuel Armando Hernandez-Uribe lying along the dirt road on the afternoon of June 10. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating the death as a homicide.

“Detectives are working hard to determine who may have been involved with this death,” the sheriff’s office said.

The body was located about 4 miles up Old Stage Road just after 1 p.m. on the 10th. Anyone with information is urged to call the sheriff’s office tip line at 719-520-7777.

“Our deepest sympathies go to his friends and family during this difficult time,” the sheriff’s office said.

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