A homicide investigation is underway after a dead man’s body was found near a Riverside park Tuesday.
Around 6:48 a.m., officers responded to an area behind Bordwell Park, located in the 2000 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard, after a park employee discovered the body, the Riverside Police Department said in a news release.
Police arrived to find a deceased man who had sustained a gunshot wound, officials said.
Information on the victim’s identity was not available, pending a coroner’s investigation and notification of family members.
The investigation is ongoing and no further details were immediately available.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Bryon Adcox at 951-353-7134 or jadcox@riversideca.gov, or Detective Josh Ontko at 951-353-7135 or jontko@riversideca.gov. Those wishing to remain anonymous can email rpdtips@riversideca.gov or use the Riverside Police Department’s mobile app “Submit a Tip” feature while referencing report number 200033545.