SANTA FE POLICE SAY THEY HAVE A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE RECENT HOMICIDE OF A HOMELESS MAN AND EXPECT CHARGES TO BE FILED. THE VICTIM IS IDENTIFIED AS 57-YEAR-OLD THOMAS TUCKER. POLICE SAY IT TUCKER'S BODY WAS FOUND JUST BEFORE 4:30 A.M SATURDAY NEAR THE 2700 BLOCK OF SAWMILL ROAD IN AN AREA KNOWN AS A TRANSIENT CAMPSITE. AN AUTOPSY REVEALED VISIBLE INJURIES INDICATING HE HAD BEEN IN A FIGHT.
POLICE ARE ARE WITHHOLDING THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF TUCKER'S DEATH BUT SAY HE MAY HAVE BEEN DRINKING. THEY SAY IT DOESN'T SEEM WEAPONS WERE INVOLVED .
