Man Killed In Attack With Baseball Bat In Petaluma ID'd

PETALUMA, CA — The victim of a fatal, baseball bat attack early Sunday morning in Petaluma was identified as Adolfo Martinez Pena, 23 of Novato, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said.

At 1:49 a.m., officers responded to reports of a man being assaulted with a baseball bat in the 100 block of Keller Street, police said.

Paramedics attempted live-saving medical assistance, though the man was later pronounced dead.

The official cause of death is still under investigation, police said.

Anyone with more information on the case is asked to contact Detective Cori's Joerger at 707-778-4372.

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— Bay City News contributed to this report