One person detained in connection to homicide investigation in Goleta Wednesday morning
GOLETA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has detained a person of interest in connection with a homicide investigation on Carson Street between Pine Street and Magnolia in Goleta Wednesday morning.
On Thursday, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 57-year-old Efrain Alvarado Morales of Goleta.
According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrived at the scene of a reported person down in the roadway around 6:42 a.m. and discovered a deceased adult male in the roadway.
Around 8:01 a.m., deputies investigating the incident located an adult male in the surrounding area with injuries and detained him as a person of interest before transporting him to a nearby hospital for medical treatment detail Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
This is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Criminal Investigations Division at 805-681-4150 or you can remain anonymous and provide your information by calling the Sheriff's tipline at 805-681-4171.
