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Vallejo Police Investigate Ninth Homicide After Body Found on Obrien Circle

Classified as a blunt force trauma homicide by detectives, the case remains under investigation with authorities awaiting public tips via an anonymous hotline.

Vallejo first responders found a man’s body in a home Monday afternoon. Police are investigating the case as a homicide.

Overview

  • Vallejo Fire Department responded at about 2:25 p.m. on August 12 to a residence on Obrien Circle north of Meadows Drive, where they discovered an unresponsive male later pronounced dead.
  • Vallejo Police say the victim’s injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma, prompting a homicide investigation led by Detectives Wesley Pittman and William Carpenter.
  • The Sonoma County Coroner’s Office is withholding the victim’s identity pending family notification with authorities reporting no suspect information available.
  • Media reports have identified the case as the ninth homicide in Vallejo this year, underscoring a rise in violent fatalities across the city.
  • Detectives have provided direct contact numbers and an anonymous tip hotline for residents with information to come forward.