Missing CA man found dead in Santa Monica Mountains, coroner says he was shot
The victim, Jose Velasquez, had been missing since July
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 35-year-old man missing since July whose body was found this month in Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains was shot to death, according to a coroner's report.
Jose Velasquez, of Camarillo, was found dead Oct. 3 near a hiking trail in a mountainous area of Los Angeles County, the Ventura County Star reported. His car was found in neighboring Ventura County, in the city of Thousand Oaks.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He had been last seen July 27 and was reported missing July 30.
Jose Velasquez, who had been missing since July, was found dead in the Southern California wilderness last month. A coroner revealed his cause of death to be a gunshot wound. (Fox News)
Velasquez died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide, the LA County coroner's office said. The coroner’s office lists Velasquez’s full name as Jose Velasquez Turcios.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Ventura County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau is investigating.