Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Assault Near Calistoga Identified

BREAKING: The 40-year-old from Sonoma County was found outside a home along Highway 128.

SONOMA COUNTY, CA – A Geyserville man killed in an assault on Thanksgiving has been identified by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office as 40-year-old Cesar Gonzalez-Rivas.

A caller in the 16000 block of state Highway 128 between Geyserville and Calistoga reported the incident just after 3 p.m. Thursday.

Gonzalez-Rivas was found outside of a home at the scene of the crime and was given medical aid before he died of his injuries, deputies said.

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"Our sincere condolences go out to Cesar's friends and family," Sonoma County sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Crum said in a statement.

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