UPDATE: Authorities say the body of 20-year-old Carlos Manuel Ramirez was found near a playground on San Diego Street in Lamont at around 8 a.m. Monday morning. A homicide investigation was opened after authorities found what they're calling obvious signs of trauma.
Anyone with information is asked to call KCSO at (661) 861-3110.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) discovered a dead man at Bear Mountain Park in Lamont on Monday, Dec. 12.
According to the KCSO, officers were dispatched to the area after receiving notice that a man was lying on the ground in the park at approximately 8 a.m. While doing a welfare check, deputies discovered that the man was dead and had obvious signs of trauma.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the KCSO at (661) 861-3110 or the Secret Witness Hotline at (661) 322-4040.
