LAS VEGAS, NV. (THECOUNT) — Thomas Kirk Bouchard has been identified as the California psychiatrist found dead in the trunk of a vehicle parked in a desert area of Las Vegas, Nevada March 7.

Police say, Bouchard, 71, from Salinas, California, was the victim of a homicide and died from blunt force injuries to his head.

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His body was discovered March 7 in the trunk of an abandoned car on State Route 147, near mile marker 14, reports LasVegasNow.

Police have not made any arrest in this case.

Police say a man driving through the area with his children noticed a parked vehicle with a broken window and called police.

The investigation is ongoing.

No suspects or suspect descriptions were provided.

Anyone with information on the case may contact police at 911.

Geo quick facts: Salinas is the county seat and largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is an urban area located just outside the southern portion of the Greater Bay Area and 10 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River. The population was 157,218 as of 2016 – Wikipedia.