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Released: December 10, 2010 - Friday, 02:52 PM

Suspicious Death - Ruled Pre-existing Condition

Contact: Rob BrynPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 11-25-10 8:27 PMPlace of Occurrence: Starlite and Hazel, NipomoVictim Information: Victor Salazar Garcia Jr. DOB: 4-27-85Suspect Information: N/ASan Luis Obispo County Coroner investigators have determined the suspicious death that occurred on Thanksgiving in Nipomo was natural causes. Victor Salazar Garcia, Jr. of Nipomo had been involved in an altercation after leaving a family gathering near Starlite and Hazel just before 8:30 PM. Deputies responding to the area found Garcia on the ground and unresponsive, immediately beginning CPR. He was transported to Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The death was traced to a cardiac dysrhythmia.