Body Recovered From Los Aguajes Apartment Under Investigation As Suspicious Death

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Police are investigating a suspicious death at an apartment on Los Aguajes Avenue Wednesday.

On Oct. 27, around 9:37 p.m., dispatchers received a call for a welfare check at a residence in the 100 block of Los Aguajes Avenue stated a press release Wednesday from the Santa Barbara Police Department.

Officers arrived and spoke with a resident and during their initial investigation "identified suspicious circumstances that prompted further investigation" shared the local law enforcement agency.

Investigators obtained a search warrant for the apartment which was executed on Wednesday, Oct. 28 around 6:45 a.m. and inside they discovered a single deceased person detailed the Santa Barbara Police Department.

According to the Santa Barbara Police, the circumstances surrounding the person's death are considered suspicious and the the agency's Criminal Investigations Unit is leading the investigation.

Your News Channel reached out to the Santa Barbara Police Department for more information and its response and any updates will be added to this article as they are received.