Woodlake Police have announced they have several leads in a homicide case that's shocked the small South Valley city.
A neighbor tells CBS47 that he discovered the body of Paul Ennis, 68, inside Ennis' home off Pepper and Bravo on Wednesday morning. The teen went in to check on Ennis after not hearing from him for several days, he said.
Woodlake Police will not say how Ennis died. An autopsy showed he suffered trauma to his head, said Police Chief John Zapalac. Police are treating the case as a homicide, he added.
"We do know that he's had some house guests over the last few weeks and we're trying to identify them at this point and locate them. Obviously, so we can question them," said Zapalac.
Zapalac believes Ennis, who was retired and lived alone, was likely killed sometime on Monday. There were no signs that someone forced their way into Ennis' home, and it does not appear as if any of Ennis' belongings are missing, he added.
Neighbors say Ennis was a kind, personable man who always kept an eye on his neighbors.
"I've never known an enemy that he's had. None of our family has. We've talked about him. We're shocked. I mean, who can hurt someone that nice?" said Danielle Dominguez, who lives next door to Ennis' home.
"Somebody tried to take advantage of him. I was like... immediately that's what came to my mind. Cause he was really a nice guy. If anything, he was more inviting into his house," said neighbor Jose Marquez.
Police have stepped up patrols around the area to keep an eye on Ennis' home, Zapalac said. Three investigators with the Woodlake Police Department have been assigned to the case full-time, he added.
A neighbor tells CBS47 that he discovered the body of Paul Ennis, 68, inside Ennis' home off Pepper and Bravo on Wednesday morning. The teen went in to check on Ennis after not hearing from him for several days, he said.
Woodlake Police will not say how Ennis died. An autopsy showed he suffered trauma to his head, said Police Chief John Zapalac. Police are treating the case as a homicide, he added.
"We do know that he's had some house guests over the last few weeks and we're trying to identify them at this point and locate them. Obviously, so we can question them," said Zapalac.
Zapalac believes Ennis, who was retired and lived alone, was likely killed sometime on Monday. There were no signs that someone forced their way into Ennis' home, and it does not appear as if any of Ennis' belongings are missing, he added.
Neighbors say Ennis was a kind, personable man who always kept an eye on his neighbors.
"I've never known an enemy that he's had. None of our family has. We've talked about him. We're shocked. I mean, who can hurt someone that nice?" said Danielle Dominguez, who lives next door to Ennis' home.
"Somebody tried to take advantage of him. I was like... immediately that's what came to my mind. Cause he was really a nice guy. If anything, he was more inviting into his house," said neighbor Jose Marquez.
Police have stepped up patrols around the area to keep an eye on Ennis' home, Zapalac said. Three investigators with the Woodlake Police Department have been assigned to the case full-time, he added.