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Man Found Fatally Shot On High School Campus In San Jose

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man found dead with at least one gunshot wound on a high school campus in San Jose Tuesday morning.

The grisly discovery was made on the northeast corner of the campus at Mount Pleasant High School at 1750 S. White Road around 6:45 a.m., before school started, according to East Side Union High School District Superintendent Chris Funk.

Funk said there were no students or staff involved. The school remained open and kids were safe on campus Tuesday.

Police said there is no suspect information at this time, and the circumstances of the homicide remain under investigation.

The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin.

This is San Jose's 31st homicide so far in 2017, according to police. There were at least 47 homicides in 2016.

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