ORANGE — Police in Orange are investigating the death of Michael Buchanan, 32, as a homicide after officers found his body in a car riddled with bullets on the driver’s side.

On Sunday November 14 at 8:45 p.m., officers responded to a call in the 1300 block of West John reporting several shots fired and a possible victim.

Officers began to arrive on scene within minutes and located a black, four door, passenger car that was stopped in a ditch. The vehicle had multiple bullet holes on the driver’s side. Officers checked the vehicle and found Buchanan’s body in the driver’s seat.

Written by KFDM/FOX4