SAPD identifies scorched body found inside burning pickup truck

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by Jenny Suniga & Kens5.com staff

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Posted on September 11, 2012 at 5:55 PM

Updated Tuesday, Sep 11 at 5:55 PM

UPDATE: Authorities have identified the victim as 33-year-old Santos Garcia. The investigation is ongoing.


SAN ANTONIO -- Investigators are working to identify a body that was found inside a burning truck overnight on the city's east side.

San Antonio firefighters found the body while dousing a truck that was on fire at Springfield and Seale roads around 1 a.m.

The body was in the back of the Ford F-150 cab.

San Antonio police said they are treating the death as a homicide.

Investigators said the body was burned beyond recognition but that they believe the victim was a man.

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