(BCN) — Fairfield police detectives are investigating a death that occurred Saturday in what police described as the first homicide in Fairfield this year. Around 7:16 a.m. Saturday, police dispatchers received a call regarding a person lying on the road near the 2300 block of El Rancho Way.
Upon arriving at the scene, patrol officers located a dead man who appeared to have been shot, according to police. Detectives responded and took over the investigation, police said.
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According to police, notification of the family of the man who died is pending.
Police noted that in 2024, Fairfield saw two homicides, both of which were solved.
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