Crime & Safety
Dead Man Found Inside Menifee Home, Police Say
Sheriff's officials say homicide detectives have taken over the investigation.
MENIFEE, CA — A man was found dead inside a Menifee home early Monday morning and now a murder investigation is underway, the sheriff's department says. According to officials, the man was found around 12:48 a.m. after they received an "assault with a deadly weapon" call.
Sheriff's Sgt. Walter Mendez says police were summoned to the 27700 block of Monroe Avenue, near I-215 and SR-74. It's not clear who made the call for help.
"Officers arrived and found an adult Hispanic male deceased inside the residence," Mendez said in a news release. "The Riverside Sheriff’s Department-Central Homicide Unit and Menifee Police detectives have assumed the investigation."
The man's identity is currently being withheld, pending notification of family, officials said.
"There is no suspect information available at this time and no additional details will be released," Mendez said. "Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Investigator Joshua Manjarrez of the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit at (760) 393-3530 or Investigator Cassie Pemberton of the Perris Station at 951-210-1000."
— Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone
