A badge from an SDPD officer. Photo Credit: SDPD.

A 70-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances Wednesday at the East Village apartment building where he lived, authorities reported.

A maintenance worker found the resident’s body at the complex in the 1200 block of Market Street at about 10:30 a.m., according to the San Diego Police Department.

It was not immediately clear why officers considered the fatality suspicious, said SDPD spokesman Billy Hernandez.

— City News Service