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On Saturday 9/13/14, Riverside Police Department received a 911 call reporting a body located in the trunk of a vehicle. Riverside Police responded and located a deceased male Hispanic adult in the trunk of a 1999 Lexus.

The vehicle was registered to an address in Pomona and the owner/driver of the vehicle also lives in Pomona. The owner of the vehicle left Pomona and went to work in Riverside early on Saturday morning. After work, the owner of the vehicle detected an odor in her vehicle. On her way home, she stopped at a Walmart, in Riverside to do some shopping and attempt to locate whatever was causing the odor. It was at this time, the body was located in the trunk. The owner of the vehicle recognized the decedent as an acquaintance from her Pomona neighborhood. It is believed that the body was in the trunk at the time the owner drove from Pomona to Riverside. Based on these facts, the Pomona Police Department responded and took over the death investigation.

This morning, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy on the victim. The cause of death has yet to be determined, pending results of further testing. No obvious signs of trauma were located on the body, and the investigation is on going.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Pomona Police Department's Detective Bureau at (909)620-2085. For anyone willing to provide information who wishes to remain anonymous, please contact "Crime Stoppers" at 1 (800) 222-8877 or "We-Tip" 1-800-782-7463.