Investigation underway after man found dead in Sun Valley gas station parking lot, police say

SUN VALLEY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A death investigation was underway after a man was found dead in a gas station parking lot in Sun Valley Tuesday morning.

Officers responded to the Arco station on the corner of Laurel Canyon and Roscoe boulevards just after 6 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

They found a man on the ground bleeding from his head area. He was pronounced dead.

AIR7 was over the scene where a white tent appeared to be covering the victim's body.

Authorities initially thought he was shot or hit in the head, but later said it appears someone ran over the man who was sleeping on the ground.

That driver took off.