Merced police are trying to solve a murder that happened at a New Year's Eve party.
Police were called out to the area of Derby and Alviso just before midnight Tuesday night for reports of shots fired. An initial search of the area didn't turn up anything but around 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, the body of a man was found in the backyard of a home.
A man who lives in the neighborhood where the body was found tells KSEE 24 that he was home on New Years Eve when bullets came bursting through his wall.
"I heard two big bangs, it might have been like a shotgun or something," said Jeremie Ballard.
Police are waiting for an autopsy to determine if the victim was stabbed or shot.
Police were called out to the area of Derby and Alviso just before midnight Tuesday night for reports of shots fired. An initial search of the area didn't turn up anything but around 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, the body of a man was found in the backyard of a home.
A man who lives in the neighborhood where the body was found tells KSEE 24 that he was home on New Years Eve when bullets came bursting through his wall.
"I heard two big bangs, it might have been like a shotgun or something," said Jeremie Ballard.
Police are waiting for an autopsy to determine if the victim was stabbed or shot.