Location: 19700 Block of Hosfield Drive, Tulare

Incident Date: 03-03-2019

Incident Time: 1723 hrs

Case Number: 19-2639

Posted by: Dispatch/ Media Relations

UPDATE: Woman Found Dead Near Tulare Orchard Identified

TCSO detectives have identified the victim as 18-year-old Dynasty Alexander of Tulare.

Anyone with information on her death is asked to contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office.

We are also looking for anyone who was in the area of ELK BAYOU PARK Sunday. If you were, please contact Det. Brandon VanCuren or Sergeant Gary Marks at (559) 802-9563 or (800) 808-0488. Anonymous information about this crime can be reported via Tipnow email tcso@tipnow.net, text or voicemail at 559-725-4194, or download the Tipnow app for Android or Apple phones.

ORIGINAL POST:

On March 23, 2019 around 5:20 p.m., Officers with the Tulare Police Department were called to the area of the 19700 block of Hosfield Drive in Tulare in regards to a possible body near an orchard. At the location, officers found the body of a female and determined it was county jurisdiction.

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Detectives were then called to the scene and took over the investigation. The unidentified victim is described as a black female, between the ages of 18-20. The victim has visible trauma to the upper torso. The investigation is being treated as a homicide.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detetcive Brandon VanCuren or Sergeant Gary Marks at (559) 802-9563 or (800) 808-0488. Anonymous information about this crime can be reported via Tipnow email tcso@tipnow.net, text or voicemail at 559-725-4194, or download the Tipnow app for Android or Apple phones. Refer to case 19-02639