Crime & Safety

Man Found In 'Suspicious' Death Behind Hemet Business

Sheriff's officials say they are investigating the "suspicious" death.

The man was not immediately identified.
The man was not immediately identified. (Patch file by Renee Schiavone)

HEMET, CA — The body of a male was found over the weekend behind a business in Hemet, authorities said.

Riverside County sheriff's deputies were sent at 7:30 a.m. Sunday to the 43000 block of East Florida Avenue regarding a male found "unresponsive," homicide Sgt. Rick Espinoza said. "Upon arrival, the deputies discovered the male was deceased."

The name and age of the deceased were not released and the death was termed "suspicious," he said.

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— By City News Service