Man found dead on the side of the road in Fresno County being investigated as suspicious death

FRESNO COUNTY (KFSN) -- Deputies are investigating a suspicious death out of Fresno County.

Just after seven this morning a motorist spotted a man lying on the side of the road at Brawley and California. That's just west of Downtown Fresno and about a block away from Madison Elementary School.

When deputies arrived they discovered the man was dead.

At this time it's not known if he was hit by a car or died in some other way.

A formal cause of death won't be known until an autopsy is completed.