Eureka Man Found Dead in Rural Trinity County; Sheriff’s Office Investigating as Homicide
Trinity County Sheriff’s Office press release:
On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at approximately 10:30 a.m. the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received a call that a person had been seen on the embankment on Post Mountain Road, possibly deceased. Deputies responded to the location and found the subject deceased. The subject was later identified as Robert Erik Garcia, DOB: 11/10/1977. He was from the Eureka area and the family has been notified.
An autopsy was scheduled for today, Tuesday Feb. 6; Garcia’s cause of death was ruled a homicide, and was due to a gunshot wound. The incident is under investigation and those with any information regarding Garcia are encouraged to contact the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office at 530-623-2611.