EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man who was found dead last week in the 7500 block of Green Valley near a canal area.

Officers with the El Paso Police Department responded to an unknown problem call at about 7:54 a.m. March 3 and found Rogelio Guillermo Suarez dead at the scene, police said.

Detectives with the department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit responded and deemed the death suspicious.

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In an update, police said Crimes Against Persons obtained a warrant for Benjamin Jacob Perez, 32, who was booked into the EPCDF on a charge of murder.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the El Paso Police Department at 915-832-4400, Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477, or submit a tip online at cselpaso.org to remain anonymous.

The investigation continues.

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