BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who was found dead on South King Street as 40-year-old Andrew Paul Franco.
The Bakersfield Police Department said on Wednesday, May 20, at around 9 a.m., officers were called to South King and Wilkins Streets, where a body was found in the alleyway.
Police said there were no obvious signs of trauma observed at the scene. According to BPD, currently, the Robbery/Homicide Division is investigating the case as a suspicious death. The investigation remains ongoing…