Man found dead on Route 222 was shot multiple times: coroner

His body was found Sunday morning along the shoulder in Lancaster County.

in Lancaster County this weekend has been ruled a homicide, authorities announced Monday.

Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz, 54, of Baltimore, was found dead around 7 a.m. Sunday on the shoulder of Route 222 south, near mile marker 48.6 in Brecknock Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Vazquez-Ruiz was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner’s office said. After an autopsy, his death was ruled a homicide as a result of gunshot wounds to the body.State police are asking people to contact investigators if they observed suspicious activity in the area of mile marker 48.6 between 4 and 7 a.m.

Businesses and residents with any surveillance video that captures U.S. 222 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike exit and the Adamstown/Knauers exit, including the interchanges, are also being asked to call the state police’s Lancaster barracks at 717-299-7650.

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