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Investigation underway after man found murdered in Roswell

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The Roswell Police Department reports a murder investigation is underway after a 62-year-old Roswell man was found dead in the street Sunday morning in the 400 block of East Van Buren Street in the southeast part of the city.

Dickie Tegeda was found by a family member around 7 a.m. outside his home.

Three persons of interest were identified Sunday evening in connection with the murder.

Roswell Police Department investigators want to talk to Raymond H. Duarte Jr., 37. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of these two people is asked to call RPD at 624-6770.

The remaining two, Vicente J. Salcido Jr., 26, and Felicita A. Lara, 38, came to the RPD voluntarily Sunday.

A family member found Tegeda dead in the street Sunday in the 400 block of East Van Buren Street in the southeast part of the city. He was found outside the house where he was residing.

The suspected cause of death is not being released at this time, but initial evidence found at the scene prompted RPD to initiate a murder investigation.

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