MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. – Officials said Monday that a man whose body was found in Westport last week died of a gunshot wound.

The body of Matthew Coleman, 45, of the Albion and Little River area, was found on the night of Thursday, August 11, in the 44000 block of North Highway 1, according to an updated report from Mendocino County Sheriff's Capt. Kurt Smallcomb.

Smallcomb said sheriff's detectives learned on Monday that Coleman's cause of death was due to a fatal gunshot wound.

Coleman's body was found near his vehicle. Smallcomb said it is believed that Coleman was conducting property management at a rural piece of property north of Westport when the incident took place.

Detectives are currently trying to establish leads into Coleman's murder. Smallcomb said detectives are continuing to work with evidence obtained from the scene and are attempting to establish a suspect, or suspects, who are responsible for Coleman's death.

Anyone with information into the identification of the responsible suspects or the incident itself is asked to call the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office at 707-467-9159 or 707-463-4086. Callers can remain anonymous.

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