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(Body Identified)…It was found Sunday.

It was found near Aaron Road and the All American Canal in Winterhaven. It was found by local water district employees. The body has been identified as 22 year old Rufus Garcia Jr from Yuma. Officials say he suffered a gunshot to the head. The death is being investigated as a possible homicide. The Imperial County Sheriff’s investigators say there are suspicious circumstances behind the death. They said they are not ruling the death a suicide or a homicide right now. They say the investigation is continuing.