Crime & Safety

2 Found Dead Inside Banning Home, Homicide Investigation Underway

The bodies were discovered in the 1500 block of W. Cottonwood Road.

Police were alerted to the area after a 911 caller reported two people down inside the residence.
Police were alerted to the area after a 911 caller reported two people down inside the residence. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

BANNING, CA — Homicide detectives are continuing to investigate the deaths of two people found inside a Banning residence Monday, according to the Banning Police Department.

The bodies were discovered shortly after 1o a.m. in the 1500 block of W. Cottonwood Road. Banning police were alerted to the area after a 911 caller reported two people down inside the residence, according to the department.

When officers arrived, the two were already dead, Banning police said. Their identities have not been released.

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No further details were provided by investigators.

Anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to contact the Banning Police Department Detective Bureau at 951-922-3170.

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