Medical Examiner establishes Douglas Hardy murdered by blunt force trauma

At about 4:21 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, Fallbrook Sheriff deputies were called to a scene in the 1600 block of South Mission Road after receiving a disconnected distress call, according to San Diego Sheriff's Lt. Joseph Jarjura.

Upon arrival, Sheriffs found a man to already be deceased. The Medical Examiner's Office determined the preliminary results for cause of death to be blunt force trauma and the manner of death was a homicide. The victim was positively identified as 38-year-old Douglas Hardy.

Upon arrival on the scene, a witness reported seeing a person, potentially the suspect, fleeing th...