The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation in the Dec. 24 death of a Fernley man, according to a news release issued Thursday afternoon.
Dean Sandoval, 57, was found dead inside a residence in the 600 block of Canary Circle in Fernley at 10:25 p.m. on Dec. 24, according to the release. The case is considered a homicide due to suspicious circumstances at the scene.
“The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Investigations Division is confident there is no current threat to the community,” the release said.
An autopsy of Sandoval’s remains was conducted by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The results of the autopsy, as well as an official cause of death, are pending.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact the LCSO Investigations Division at 775-577-5206 or by email at detective@lyon-county.org.
Callers may also remain anonymous by contacting Secret Witness at secretwitness.com or by text or phone at 775-322-4900.