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Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Santa Clarita Valley man found on roadside near Coalinga, according to Sheriff’s Station Officials.
Hector Steven Lemus

Santa Clarita Valley Man Found Dead Near Coalinga, In Fresno County

The following is a news release courtesy of Fresno County Sheriff’s Officials.

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Santa Clarita Valley man found on roadside near Coalinga, according to Sheriff’s Station Officials.


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The Sheriff – Coroner’s Office has identified a recent homicide victim as Hector Steven Lemus, 37, of Santa Clarita.

Lemus was last seen alive at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles around 12:00 pm on Tuesday, July 21st.  Detectives have learned that Lemus has a history of criminal activity.

Around 6:45 pm on Tuesday, July 21st, the California Highway Patrol responded to a motorist’s report of there being an injured person on the side of the road near the intersection of Hwy. 198 & Hwy. 33, northeast of Coalinga.  Officers discovered a deceased man.  The nature of his injuries lead CHP officers to believe he was the victim of a homicide, so they notified Fresno County Sheriff’s homicide detectives to investigate the death.  Detectives arrived to the scene around 9:30 pm and found the victim to by lying in the dirt about 200 feet off of Hwy. 33.  He had been shot to death.  Technicians with the Crime Scene Unit collected evidence and detectives interviewed witnesses who had called 911.

This remains an ongoing investigation.  It is the sixth homicide of the year in Fresno County.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Detective Donna Davis (559) 600-8207 or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867).

Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or drop us a line at community@hometownstation.com.

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Santa Clarita Valley Man Found Dead Near Coalinga, In Fresno County

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Kimberly Beers is a Santa Clarita native. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from California State University, Northridge in 2013. While attending the university, she focused her attention on news writing and worked as a primary news writer for the campus' award winning radio station and televised news program. She began writing news stories for KHTS in 2014 and hopes to have a lifetime career dedicated to writing and sharing the news