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Body found on roadside in Aromas

Monterey County Sheriff deputies and fire crews responded to a call for a body laying on the roadside in Aromas Friday morning.

Investigators say the body of a 45-year-old man was found by people walking along Carpenteria Road, off of San Juan Road just before 8 a.m.

CHP officers assisted with traffic control on Carpenteria Road as the county coroner took the body for autopsy.

Carpenteria Road was re-opened just before 11 a.m. At this time the Sheriff’s Department is investigating this death as suspicious because the man had gunshot wounds.

This story will be updated.

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