Crime & Safety

Authorities Seek Help to Identify A Homicide Victim

The man, found dead in San Bernardino County, may have been a resident somewhere in Los Angeles County.

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying the victim of a homicide found in a vacant home in Fontana.

The man is described as Hispanic male between the ages of 13 – 25. He is 5-foot-6, about 113 pounds with black hair. Sheriff’s investigators said they did not know the color of his eyes.

Deputies found the man at 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 13. Witnesses reported a body in a vacant home on Evergreen Lane in Fontana, officials said. Deputies and paramedics responded but he was already dead inside the home.

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The victim was wearing a white tank top, grey t-shirt, black sweatshirt, blue Dickies pants, a belt with LA on the buckle, black and white “All Stars,” converse look-a-like shoes and a black hoodie.

He has three dots tattooed on his left wrist, officials said. Investigators believe the victim may be from the Los Angeles area.

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Redlands Polie and Loma Linda Police/San Bernardino County Sheriff's investigators are working to get the word out. They ask anyone with on the victim to please contact Det. Bill Doemner (909) 387-3589 or Sheriff’s dispatch (909) 387-8313.


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