PREVIOUSLY: 

• Man Found Dead After Traffic Collision on Highway 101 This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Investigating Case as ‘Suspicious’
• Deceased Man Found on Highway 101 in SoHum Had Been Shot Prior to Being Struck by Semi-Truck; Sheriff’s Office Investigating as Homicide

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release: 

 

The vehicle associated with Salvatore Riccobono IV has been located, thanks to the help of a citizen tip. The vehicle was located mid-morning on Friday, April 27, within the county’s jurisdiction of Eureka. No arrests have been made in association to this finding.

The preliminary autopsy report indicates Riccobono’s cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds. Riccobono was also found to have injuries consistent with a motor vehicle accident. Injuries related to the vehicular accident are not under investigation by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The California Highway Patrol is conducting a separate investigation of the vehicular accident.

Riccobono was from Concord, CA, and was living in Humboldt County at the time of his death.

This case is still under investigation. We are thankful for the community’s help and continue to encourage anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip Line at (707) 268-2539.