Mendocino County man’s body found in parked car in Los Angeles County
A Mendocino County man whose body was found in the trunk of his car near the Southern California city of Santa Clarita was the victim of a homicide, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
Jose David Flores, 28, was found dead inside the trunk of his 2005 blue Honda Accord that was parked illegally on a street in Canyon Country, in the northwestern Los Angeles County.
A Santa Clarita sheriff’s deputy discovered the body after stopping at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday to check on the vehicle.
Flores was a resident of Leggett. An autopsy was scheduled to determine his cause of death.
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