Santa Barbara Police Department investigating suspicious death in apartment

The Santa Barbara Police Department is investigating a suspicious death on the 100 block of Los Aguajes Avenue after authorities found a dead body in an apartment on Wednesday morning.

Police officers were called to the apartment for a welfare check on Tuesday night, where they observed “suspicious circumstances” that led them to obtain a search warrant for the residence, according to Lt. Ryan DeJohn of the Santa Barbara Police Department. 

On Wednesday morning, the officers issued the search warrant and found a dead body in the apartment. 

The department is investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. 

According to DeJohn, “No additional information is available for release at this time.”

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