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UPDATE: The Kern County Sheriff's Office identified the woman found dead in her home in Lamont as 36-year-old Lorena Fernandez. She was found unresponsive and was declared dead at the scene.
A cause and manner of death have not been released pending a postmortem examination.
This is a developing story. More information as it becomes available.
According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the 8500 block of School Street where they found a woman dead in the home.
Due to suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the 30-year-old woman, homicide detectives were called to the scene and an investigation is on-going.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at 661-861-3110 or the Secret Witness Line at 661-322-4040.
