BANNING, CA — Homicide is not suspected in the discovery Tuesday morning of a body in front of a business near 300 S. Highland Springs Avenue in Banning.

The deceased was “a local area transient” whose name was not released pending notification of next of kin, the Banning Police Department said.

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A preliminary investigation by the coroner’s office “did not suggest any signs of foul play,” police reported.

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The coroner will determine the person’s cause of death.

Anyone with additional information regarding the case is asked to contact the Banning Police Department Detective Bureau at 951-922-3170.

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