Police are investigating what may be the city’s third homicide of the year after a body was found Saturday morning at the Wardlaw Dog Park in Northeast Vallejo.
At approximately 5:25 a.m., police responded to a report of a man lying on the ground next to a silver Mustang, according to public records. Officers arrived within five minutes and found the man with a large head wound, according to dispatch audio. Medical personnel pronounced the man dead at 5:36 a.m., and officers asked dispatch to call the coroner.
Vallejo police listed the death as only a “suspicious circumstance” in the agency’s daily incident log. But a source with knowledge of the matter told Open Vallejo authorities suspect the man was shot in the head. The source also said that the scene appeared inconsistent with a suicide, and that police did not find a firearm near the man’s body.
The source spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.
The Solano County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 37-year-old Phillip Boursiquot.
Twelve officers responded to the call, including Det. Wesley Pittman, Lt. Herman Robinson and Ofc. Jaime Escalante, who was serving as an acting sergeant, public records show.
Vallejo police Sgt. Rashad Hollis declined to say whether police believe Boursiquot’s death was a homicide until they receive a report from the coroner. Hollis said the incident was listed as a suspicious circumstance for the same reason.
If confirmed, Boursiquot’s death would be the third homicide of 2025, and the second shooting death. On Feb. 14, a woman died after being shot in the chest on the 400 block of Sheldon Avenue. No arrest has been made in that incident, while officers arrested 22-year-old Maximilian Snyder in connection with the Jan. 17 killing of Curtis Lind.
