Bodies of Man, Woman, Found Behind RivCo Home

LA QUINTA, CA — Sheriff's officials are investigating the deaths Monday of a man and woman after their bodies were found at a La Quinta home, the agency reports. Authorities were called after a witness reported seeing a body lying on the ground around 9 a.m. behind a residence in the 79700 block of Independence Way, according to a sheriff's statement.

"Officers located two deceased persons, one adult male and one adult female at the rear of the residence," the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said. "At this time, investigators from the La Quinta Police Department have responded and assumed the investigation."

Information on the cause of the two deaths was not disclosed.

The sheriff's department did not say whether foul play is suspected, but stressed in their statement that "there is no threat to public safety as a result of this incident."

Investigators closed off Independence Way at Monticello Avenue for the investigation, though Independence Way residents were allowed to enter and exit the street to access their homes, according to the sheriff's department.

— City News Service contributed to this report/ Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone