Police seeking help in homicide case

Costa Mesa police are asking for residents’ help investigating a

homicide that took place on or shortly before Friday.

Police discovered the body of 57-year-old Hans Ebel about 10 a.m.

Friday after a resident reported what appeared to be a man sleeping

behind a business in the 1500 block of Newport Boulevard.

When officers arrived, they found the victim dead and that he appeared

to have suffered blunt-force trauma to his body. The victim appeared to

be transient, police said.

Anyone with information that could help in the investigation is asked

to call the Costa Mesa Police Department at (714) 754-5205 or (714)

754-5120.