Man found dead in North Highlands identified; sheriff’s homicide detectives investigating

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after finding an unresponsive man in a vacant lot on Friday morning in a vacant lot in the 5700 block of Watt Avenue in North Highlands.

Deputies, who were notified at about 7:20 a.m., found the victim had trauma to his upper body and fire personnel declared him dead. The manner of death remains unknown but the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the man as David Sheffield, 34.

Homicide detectives responded to the scene and are conducting witness interviews. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about the incident to report it to the department at (916) 874-5115.

This story was originally published December 11, 2020 at 4:01 PM.