A Homicide Bureau official confirmed Thursday a person found dead Wednesday on Sierra Highway is being investigated as a suspected suicide.
Medical examiners identified the decedent as Jose Aparicio Cordova, a 73-year-old whose city of residence was not immediately available.
Cordova’s body was found inside a white sedan parked on the street about 1 mile south of Needham Ranch Parkway, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials, who said the initial call was for an unresponsive person at 1:27 p.m.
Paramedics with the L.A. County Fire Department who responded stated that Cordova was declared deceased upon their arrival a few minutes later.
A Homicide Bureau official confirmed a note was found, and investigators believe Cordova’s gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
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