Overview
- Officers responded just after 11:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of a suspicious person at a Westminster Place residence in Lafayette.
- A man was found dead inside the home, and police detained a nearby pedestrian who was later arrested on suspicion of murder.
- Authorities identified the suspect as David Prince of Chico; the victim’s identity and cause of death have not been released.
- The case is being investigated as a homicide by Lafayette Police and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
- The suspect is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on $1 million bail, according to officials.