Homicide Investigation In Pacheco Closes Roadway

PACHECO, CA — A homicide investigation was continuing Friday in Contra Costa County after a man was found dead near a local bowling alley. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office was notified at 12:12 p.m. about a report of a man covered in blood lying on the sidewalk in the 5900 block of Pacheco Boulevard, according to sheriff's office Spokesman Jimmy Lee.

Pleasant Hill police officers were first to arrive at the scene. They performed CPR on the 29-year-old Pacheco man but he was pronounced deceased at the scene, Lee said.

Personnel with the sheriff's crime lab soon responded and launched a homicide investigation that involved shutting down Pacheco Boulevard in both directions. The roadway remained closed for several hours Friday between Center Avenue and Second Avenue, with yellow crime-scene tape used to cordon off the sidewalk area where the victim was found.

Detectives believe the incident was not random, Lee said Friday night in a news release.

"The investigation into this murder is ongoing," Lee said. "... The victim and the suspect knew each other."

The sheriff's office is not revealing the victim's identity at this time, he said.

It was not clear whether investigators believe a weapon was used.

The sheriff's office asks anyone with any information about the deadly incident to contact the sheriff's office at 925-646-2441 or the sheriff's Investigation Division at 925-313-2600. Tips can be emailed to tips@so.cccounty.us or by leaving an anonymous voice message at 866-846-3592.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.