On 8/28/18 at approximately 0651 A.M. the Colton Police Department received a call in reference to a male subject lying in an alleyway North of the 800 Block of Valley Blvd. Upon arrival officer’s found a Hispanic male adult who was unresponsive. Colton Fire Paramedics responded and pronounced the subject deceased. Based on physical evidence at the scene investigators believe that there was a fight or struggle. The San Bernardino Coroner’s Office responded, however the cause of death was undetermined pending an autopsy. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The investigation is being conducted by the Colton Police Detective Division with assistance from the San Bernardino Sheriff's Crime Scene Investigations. Due to the suspicious nature the death is being investigated as a homicide.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Colton Police Department, Detective Jaeger at 909-370-5028 or Colton Police Department Dispatch 909-370-5000.