UPDATE at 3:47 p.m.: More details have been released regarding the body found Wednesday morning in French Valley.
According to a Riverside County Coroner's Office file, the deceased was that of a 27-year-old Winchester man found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
The body was discovered at the north shoulder of Pat Road, at the intersection of Black Berry Way, by a driver who was passing by the area at approximately 5:45 a.m., confirmed Deputy Albert Martinez.
The coroner's office has not released the man's identity, pending notification of next of kin.
A time of injury and definitive cause of death have not yet been released by the coroner's office.
ORIGINAL POST: An adult male was found dead early Wednesday morning in an open area off a dirt road in French Valley, a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy has confirmed.
The body was spotted by a driver who was passing by the area of Pat Road at approximately 5:45 a.m., confirmed Deputy Albert Martinez.
According to Martinez, the body was found on the north side of a dirt portion of the road.
The case is being investigated as a possible suicide, but foul play has not yet been ruled out, Martinez said.
At press time Martinez could not confirm any road closures, but said investigators were still on scene.
Check back for updates.
