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Eric Velasco identified as man found dead in car in Miami

Police investigating how man, 46, died

Eric Velasco, pictured here after a 2012 drug arrest, was found dead in his car Sunday afternoon in Miami.

MIAMI – A man found dead inside his car Sunday afternoon in Miami has been identified.

Miami police said Wednesday the victim was identified as Eric Velasco, 46.

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Police were called to the area of Southwest 18th Avenue and Southwest 20th Street, where Velasco was found dead inside his Infiniti G37.

Officer Frederica Burden said Velasco's cause of death remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call police or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

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