Fairfield sees first homicide of year

Fairfield police are investigating after a person was found dead on a street Saturday morning. 

Saturday around 7:15 a.m., police responded to the 2300 block of El Rancho Way where they found a dead man with gunshot wound lying in the roadway. 

Police said this homicide marks the first for 2025. Last year, there were two homicides, both of which were solved, police said.

What we don't know:

We don't know the circumstances leading up to the shooting. Police are also not sharing the identity of the victim as they investigate. 

The Source: Fairfield police

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