Mendocino Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspected Homicide of Three Found Dead in Willits Home
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office press release:
On 01-10-2019 at 1:56 PM the Mendocino
County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received a call from a concerned
person asking for a welfare check at a residence located in the 5000
block of Hearst Willits Road in Willits, California.
The caller arrived at the residence attempting to contact the person who
was living at the location. When the person did not answer the door
the caller looked through a window and noticed the presence of a large
amount of blood on the floor, prompting the requested welfare check.
Deputies arrived at the residence and observed the blood on the floor as the caller had reported.
Deputies made entry into the residence where they located three deceased
people and evidence suggesting the incident was homicide related.
Sheriff’s Detectives were summoned to the scene and are conducting
further investigations into incident at this time with the assistance of
investigators with the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office.
Updated information will be released via a press release when releasable information becomes available.