Suspect arrested after man found dead during Los Angeles County welfare check

High Desert authorities found the man deceased during a welfare check and took a suspect into custody.

Officers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Palmdale Station responded to the 37400 block of Oxford Drive in Palmdale around 10:35 a.m. Saturday to conduct a safety check, the department said in a statement.

Arriving officers entered the residence and found the deceased victim, identified only as a Hispanic male.

During a “tactical operation” at the same residence, a second man was located and arrested, according to LASD.

Further details, such as the identity of the arrested man, have not been released.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department's Homicide Division at 323-890-5500.