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HEMET Very few details have been released afterHemet police officials responded toreports of a dead body discovered in a back yard of a homeTuesday morning, Jan. 24. The body was reportedly found in the 800 block of W.Wright Avenue near Felipe Place in Hemet.

In spite of multiple inquiries, police officials have not released any details or information about how the victim diedor what might have led up to or caused the deadly incident.

By early Tuesday morning, W. Wright Avenue was cordoned off with crime scene tape. The area remained closed to through traffic between Felipe Place and Gilbert Street while authorities investigate to determine the cause of the victims death as well as how the man ended up in the back yard where his body was found.

Numerous crime scene markers could be seen in front of a home and in the homes driveway, as well as in the street in front of the home.

Several residentswho live in the area said they areworried and nervous, wondering if there is any immediate danger to those who live in the neighborhood.

One neighbor who declined to be identified, said the victim appeared to be that of a middle-aged man with a buzz-style haircut.

Some residents who were interviewed by police officials reported hearing severalgunshots the previous evening or early this morning.

As of 2 p.m., numerous marked and unmarked police vehicles, including a crime scene investigation truck, could be seen parked along W. Wright Avenue, as detectives and forensic technicians photographed, documented, and collected evidence.

Evidence collected at the scene included several shell casings, according to neighbors who live in the neighborhood where the body was found.

By late afternoon, authorities had obtained a search warrant for one of the homes on Wright Avenue. It was not immediately known if the search warrant was for the residence where the body was discovered or another, nearby home.

A Hemet police volunteer at the scene said no details would be available until officials issued a press release, possibly later in the day.

Anyone one with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Hemet Police Department at (951) 765-2400. Callers can remain anonymous.

HEMET: Officials investigating dead body found in residential back yard added by Trevor Montgomery on January 24, 2017 View all posts by Trevor Montgomery

Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff Department in 1998. During his time with the sheriff's department, he worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula and the Lake Elsinore Station along with many other locations. His assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and PWC based Lake Patrol, Problem Oriented Policing Team and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator. Montgomery was a foster parent to nearly 60 children over 13 years and is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 7 grandchildren.

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