Police are investigating the shooting death of a parks superintendent whose body was found in his bullet-riddled car in a Northern California park that runs along the American River Parkway.

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Ramos said a park employee came upon 59-year-old Steve Ebert’s car around 6 a.m. Monday in Hagan Community Park in Rancho Cordova, an eastern suburb of Sacramento.

Ebert was the superintendent of Cordova Recreation and Park District who oversaw maintenance of 38 parks.

Hagan Community Park abuts the 23-mile American River Parkway, a well-known jogging, hiking and bike trail that attracts some 5 million visitors each year.

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