Crime

Man found dead in Porterville in possible homicide

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Department Violent Crimes Unit is investigating a homicide in Porterville.

Tulare County Sheriff deputies went to the 28800 block of Worth Drive in Porterville just after 5 a.m. Sunday and found a man dead near Bartlett Park, east of Porterville.

The man was unidentified, but is a Hispanic between 18 to 25 years of age.

Detectives are treating the discovery as a homicide. Anyone with information can contact Tulare County sheriff’s detectives on the case at 559-733-6218.

Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado: 559-441-6304, @cres_guez

This story was originally published November 27, 2016 at 12:13 PM with the headline "Man found dead in Porterville in possible homicide."

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