Police searching for Avenal man suspected of homicide

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Avenal Police needs your help finding a man they believe is connected to the city's first homicide of the year.

Police say Friday morning at around 7:30 they found a 29-year-old man dead near Tar Canyon Road.

Authorities are not releasing how he was killed. They believe, 21-year-old Alejandro Cepeda is the suspect.

Anyone with information on Cepeda's whereabouts is asked to call the police department at 559-386-4444.