A man was found fatally injured in a Fresno alley late Sunday night, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement.

Officers from the Southwest Policing District responded around 10:26 p.m. to a welfare check near North Glenn and East Voorman avenues. There they discovered Elias Santiago-Pedro, 46, lying on the ground with blunt force trauma to his upper body.

First responders attempted lifesaving efforts before Santiago-Pedro was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where he died at 10:55 p.m, police said.

Homicide detectives believe Santiago-Pedro, who lived nearby, was walking through the alley when he was attacked.

Investigators are canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses and video surveillance that may have captured the assault.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fresno Police Department. Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867).

Detectives J. Espinoza and J. Adney can also be reached at 559-621-2415 and 559-621-2445, respectively.

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