Crime & Safety
Man Found Dead in House after Fumigating in Westminster
The body was found around 6 p.m. by an employee of a fumigation company as he removed the protective wrapping from the house in the 14400 block of Monroe Lane.
Originally published at 10:57 p.m. April 22, 2014. Edited to add photo.
The body of a man found tonight on the back porch of a Westminster house under fumigation appeared to have been poisoned, police said.
The body was found around 6 p.m. by an employee of a fumigation company as he removed the protective wrapping from the house in the 14400 block of Monroe Lane, Westminster Police Department Cpl. Eddie Esqueda said.
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The cause of death was "definitely not" homicide, but mostly likely poisoning, Esqueda said.
The victim was not a resident of the house, Esqueda said.
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The name of the fumigation company was not known, Esqueda said.
--City News Service
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