Detectives looking for possible body buried at Carson home

A homicide investigation led detectives today to a Carson home, which was being searched to determine if a body was buried at the location.

Homicide detectives went to the 21600 block of Prospect Avenue about 7:45 a.m., according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Coroner’s persoel were assisting in the search, said coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter.

“Detectives received credible information and served a search warrant,” according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza told Fox11 that detectives received the information during the course of a homicide investigation.

“We have information that there’s a body buried at the residence,” Mendoza said. “And what we’re doing now is we’re armed with a search warrant ... and we’re here with (the) crime lab and the coroner’s office and just trying to seek any evidence of a dead body.”

Mendoza saw sheriff’s deputies have responded to the Prospect Avenue house frequently on various calls. Recently, he said, deputies chased a murder suspect to the house, where he hid until deputies eventually took him into custody.

Staff Writer Larry Altman contributed to this article.

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