MODESTO, Calif. — 10:08 p.m. update:
A 39-year-old man was arrested in Tulare County in connection to the shooting death of his girlfriend, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office's Facebook post.
Joseph Ring is accused of killing 31-year-old Kimberly Hauersperger, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office.
Tulare County Sheriff's Office found a car that was registered to a Modesto address, which was the 1300 block of Canal Street.
Deputies contacted the Stanislaus County Sheriff's office to contact the people living at that residence because they said they believed someone dead was inside. They later discovered Hauersperger dead inside.
Ring was booked at the Stanislaus County Public Center for homicide charges.
Those with information regarding this case are asked to call 209-525-7091.
Original story:
The Stanislaus County Sheriff Department said a homicide investigation is under in Modesto after a woman was found dead.
Deputies say just before 7 a.m. Friday they responded for a security check in the 1300 block of Canal Street. Law enforcement said they knocked on the door but didn't get a response. Eventually, deputies were able to get inside, that's when they found the woman dead.
Deputies did not release the cause of death. They did add a man has been arrested. The connection between the man and woman was not announced.
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