Investigation Continues in Death of Chris Lamothe, Found Bleeding at Base of Park Merced Tower

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San Francisco police and the medical examiner's office have little to add regarding the suspicious Monday death of Chris Lamothe, but both noted that "a very open and active" investigation continues.

Lamothe, 31, was found bleeding at the bottom of a 12-story residential building in Park Merced at just shy of 1 a.m. on Monday. He died just over an hour later.

"He may have jumped, he may have been pushed off, he may have been through some other criminal element involved in this case," said police spokesman Officer Samson Chan. "It could have been an accident as well. He may have slipped."

Chan noted that Lamothe -- a San Bruno resident former associates tell SF Weekly was an AT&T tech -- had "no stab wounds or gunshot wounds."

The case is currently being handled as a "suspicious death" and is being investigated by the CSI team, medical examiner, and several inspectors from the nearby Taraval station. Homicide inspectors have been briefed on the matter and will take over the case if it is determined to be a potential homicide.

What Lamothe was doing so far from home at 1 a.m. has not yet been determined.