Police are investigating a suspicious death of a man in Ignacio early in the morning on New Year's Day.

Larry John Fuller, 49, was found dead by Ignacio police shortly after authorities received a report at 1:54 a.m. of a "man down" in the 300 block of Goddard Avenue, the town's main thoroughfare.

Ignacio Police Department Chief Kirk Phillips said in a statement that the death was from "suspicious circumstances."

It was not known whether Fuller was an Ignacio resident. Phillips could not be reached for comment Thursday.

The incident is being jointly investigated by the Ignacio Police Department and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Police asked anyone with information about the incident to call CrimeStoppers at 247-1112.

chuck@durangoherald.com