Death In Santa Ynez Valley Now Being Called Homicide

It was initially reported as a traffic accident, but CHP officers and firefighters arriving at the scene in the Santa Ynez Valley Road found a homicide victim.

CHP officers and firefighters were called to the 6200 block of Foxen Canyon Road in the Los Olivos area Sunday night.  They found the body of a man next to a vehicle, and determined there hadn’t been an accident.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives took over the investigation.  They are now confirming it’s a homicide case.  But, they aren’t releasing the man’s name, or any details about what they think occurred.

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Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.