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Body Found In Berkeley Parking Lot

BERKELEY (CBS SF) -- A body was found in a parking lot in Berkeley Tuesday afternoon, a police spokeswoman said.

Officers responded at 1:54 p.m. to a report of an unresponsive male in the parking lot on the northwest corner of Shattuck Avenue and Blake Street, Berkeley police Officer Jennifer Coats said.

The male was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no obvious signs of trauma to the body and it will be up to the Alameda County coroner's bureau to determine a cause of death in the case, Coats said.

Police remained at the scene as of shortly after 4 p.m. to wait for coroner's officials to arrive, she said.

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