Crime

Detectives investigate double homicide near Tulare and Kings County line

Detectives were investigating a double homicide Sunday morning near the Tulare and Kings County line.

Two men were found dead inside a pickup truck in the area of Road 36 and Avenue 264 around 8:15 a.m. Sunday by Tulare County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

Deputies responded to the rural location – between Hanford, Visalia and Tulare – after receiving a call about a suspicious vehicle there with what appeared to be a person inside.

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a double homicide in the area of Road 36 and Avenue 264, near the Tulare/Kings County line, on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021.
Tulare County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a double homicide in the area of Road 36 and Avenue 264, near the Tulare/Kings County line, on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. TULARE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

The incident is being investigated as a homicide. No other details were immediately available.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 559-733-6218.

This story was originally published January 10, 2021 at 1:47 PM.

Carmen Kohlruss
The Fresno Bee
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