Authorities released the name Friday of a Valley Center man slain in a rural neighborhood near the Rincon Indian Reservation.
Deputies responding to an emergency call about 5 a.m. Thursday found Christopher Lyons, 30, gravely injured and not breathing at a home in the 15400 block of Villa Sierra Road in Valley Center, according to sheriff’s officials.
Lyons died at the scene, despite lifesaving efforts by the patrol personnel and paramedics, Lt. Kenneth Nelson said.
The county Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the fatality a homicide. All other autopsy details — including the cause of the victim’s death — have been sealed “pending further investigation,” the lieutenant said.
No suspects in the slaying have been publicly identified.
—City News Service
