Police Seek Leads In Suspected Homicide Of Homeless Contra Costa Man

The 41-year-old was found last week on a park bench in Pittsburg.

Posted Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 7:22 am PT

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA – PHOTO: Victim Anthony Loera.

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Investigators say the death of a man found dead in a Pittsburg park last week was a homicide, a police captain said Monday.

Anthony Loera, 41, was found unresponsive on a bench in Buchanan Park at 4150 Harbor St., just after 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Loera is a known transient, according to Capt. Rathnesh Raman, and the reporting party had seen him in the park Tuesday evening, Nov. 15.

Based on the results of an autopsy, his death has been determined to be a homicide.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective R.L. Thompson at (925) 382-6162.

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--Bay City News/Image via PPD