Porterville police are asking for help solving a homicide in which a man died after being shot inside his vehicle.
Police say 33 year old Jacob Peter Flores was found dead in his vehicle in the 1400 block of North Lime Street on Sunday night around 9:30 p.m. Investigators say police discovered Flores after being dispatched to a call about an injury accident in which a driver had struck a tree.
While investigating the incident officers were also answering calls regarding a shooting in the 1400 block of Lime Street in which gunshots were coming from two vehicles in the area. The investigation eventually led officers to believe that Flores was struck during the shooting which led to him strike the tree.
Evidence led detectives to believe Flores was struck by bullets that were shot through the window and door of the car. Witnesses and neighbors were questioned but a motive remains unknown at this time.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Porterville Police Department’s Investigations Unit at (559) 782-7400.
Police say 33 year old Jacob Peter Flores was found dead in his vehicle in the 1400 block of North Lime Street on Sunday night around 9:30 p.m. Investigators say police discovered Flores after being dispatched to a call about an injury accident in which a driver had struck a tree.
While investigating the incident officers were also answering calls regarding a shooting in the 1400 block of Lime Street in which gunshots were coming from two vehicles in the area. The investigation eventually led officers to believe that Flores was struck during the shooting which led to him strike the tree.
Evidence led detectives to believe Flores was struck by bullets that were shot through the window and door of the car. Witnesses and neighbors were questioned but a motive remains unknown at this time.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Porterville Police Department’s Investigations Unit at (559) 782-7400.