Overview
- Police found a decomposing body wrapped in a black bag in the trunk of a gray Toyota SUV parked in a supermarket lot opposite Caliente Stadium after passersby reported a foul smell, authorities said Friday.
- Forensic teams in protective suits examined and removed the corpse at the scene and local prosecutors launched a homicide investigation to identify the victim and determine how the body came to be in the vehicle.
- Officials from the Tijuana prosecutor's office and journalists at the scene reported signs of violence on the body but stressed there is currently no evidence connecting the death to Iran's national team or World Cup operations.
- The Iranian squad has continued training under heightened security at the stadium and will travel into the United States on match days under existing visa and travel restrictions imposed on some delegation members.
- Tijuana's high homicide rate and hot weather, which speed decomposition, frame the probe and could complicate identification and forensics as investigators pursue leads and next steps.