Lyon County Sheriff's Office continues homicide investigation into death of Fernley man
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office, Investigations Division continues to investigate the Christmas Eve death of 57-year-old Fernley resident Dean Sandoval.
On Jan. 25, 2023 the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Forensic Investigation Section, executed a search and seizure warrant in connection with the on-going homicide investigation.
Pursuant to the warrant, a vehicle was seized from a residence in Fernley and processed for forensic evidence relating to this investigation. The results of the forensic examination of the vehicle will not be released at this time.
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office remains confident that there is no on-going threat to the public.
Anyone who has any information regarding the death of Dean Sandoval is urged to contact the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, Investigations Division at (775) 577-5206 or by email at detective @lyon-county.org.
Callers may also remain anonymous by contacting Secret Witness via the website here or by text or phone at (775) 322-4900.
At approximately 10:25 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2022 the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call reporting that a male subject had been found, unconscious and not breathing, inside a residence in the 600 block of Canary Circle in Fernley, according to a Lyon County Sheriff's Office news release.
As a result, emergency medical personnel from the North Lyon Fire Department and deputies from the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office were immediately dispatched to the residence.
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived on scene within six minutes of the initial 911 call. Once on scene, Sandoval was located and determined to be deceased.
Due to suspicious circumstances located at the scene, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Investigations Division responded to the scene and initiated a homicide investigation.
An autopsy of Sandoval’s remains was conducted by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The results of the autopsy, as well as an official cause of death, are currently pending.