Crime & Safety
Body Found Near Watsonville Investigated As Homicide
First responders arrived and found the person deceased.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Investigators in Santa Cruz County are looking into a suspected homicide after a dead person was found in an unincorporated area of Watsonville, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said Sunday.
Just before 7 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to reports of an unresponsive male on Larkin Valley Road and Windsor Way in Watsonville.
First responders arrived and found the person deceased. The death is being investigated as a homicide, the Sheriff's Office said.
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At this time, no arrests have been made and the case remains an active investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office at 831-471-1121.
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