Irvine man found dead inside trunk of his parked car

Authorities are investigating the death of an Irvine man whose body was found inside the trunk of his car.

The Orange County Sheriff's Department has identified him as 31-year-old Jeffrey Cheng.

Investigators say Cheng was discovered Friday morning in the trunk of a Lexus parked on a residential block in the city of Stanton. The Los Angeles Times reports the car, which was registered to Cheng, had blood stains and a shattered driver's side window.

The newspaper reports detectives are looking at surveillance footage from the area.