Authorities investigating suspected homicide in Lafayette; 35-year-old man, suspect from Chico, California is in custody

LAFAYETTE, Calif. (KGO) — The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and Lafayette Police Department are investigating a homicide in Lafayette.

The homicide happened Saturday at Westminster Place and was reported around 11:30 a.m.

When officers arrived, they found a man who was deceased. He is not being identified at this time.

The road is a small residential street with a cul-de-sac, just inside the eastern Lafayette city limits and south of state Highway 24.

On Saturday evening, police said a 35-year-old man from Chico was taken in for questioning, and was later arrested.

Detectives from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office homicide unit and the crime lab responded to the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact the Investigation Division at (925) 313-2600 or through Sheriff’s Office dispatch at (925) 646-2441.

ABC7’s Anser Hassan will have the latest on ABC7 Eyewitness News Saturday at 11 p.m.

Bay City News contributed to this report

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